Even 15 Mins Of TV Can Hit Kids' creativity

Children who spend just 15 minutes or more a day watching television may become less creative as compared to those who read books or solve jigsaw puzzles. However the research, conducted with 60 children of three years of age at Staffordshire University, found that watching TV for short periods does not impact on the number of creative ideas that young children come up with. They compared children who watched slow and fast-paced episodes of Postman Pat with children who were left with books and jigsaws. They then tested the children for the numbers of creative ideas and the originality of those ideas. While there was little impact of TV on the number of creative ideas generated, it was clear the children came up with less original ideas immediately after watching television.