By Mag Cruz Hatol - April 4, 2010, 9:43amTime and again, we are asked if television can actually help children, especially those in preschool ages.
We know that appropriate media can help develop logical thinking, writing and math skills among kids. That was proven by earlier studies.
We also know that educational TV and interactive media can indeed enhance kids’ creativity.
Educational television has been proven to yield positive effects on the intellectual and academic development of children under ten. Now that Batibot is returning to the Pinoy TV screen, it is wise to remind parents, who themselves were fed a diet consisting of Batibot and Sesame Street, that there is an undeniable link between Sesame Street viewing and toddlers’ readiness for the early grades. We know that preschoolers who watched the program with regularity demonstrated the highest levels of academic performance, especially when the subjects were related to numbers and letter skills as well as identifying body parts.
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