Toddlers who watch too much TV may struggle in school later, with measurably lower scores in math, and they may get bullied more than other children, Canadian and US researchers reported on Monday. Less surprisingly, children who watched more TV at age two weighed more by the time they were 10 and ate more snacks and soft drinks, the researchers reported in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The researchers said children who spend more time watching TV and less time playing with other kids may lose valuable chances to learn social skills. An hour more TV a week as a toddler meant a child was 10 percent more likely to be bullied, exercised 13 percent less, weighed five percent more and ate 10 percent more snacks, they found.
