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Confirming what most of us probably knew all along, researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School have concluded that having babies and toddlers watch TV and DVDs won't make them any smarter. They report that products like Baby Genius, Brainy Baby and Baby Einstein "have no benefits" in terms of educational value. They do greatly benefit the folks who make and market the merchandise, of course. Dr. Michael Rich, a co-author of the new study, tells CNN: "At the very best, they steal time from much more productive cognitive developmental activities."
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