Study: Educational TV for Toddlers OK

November 5, 2007 By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- "Arthur" and "Barney" are OK for toddler TV-watching. But not "Rugrats" and certainly not "Power Rangers," reports a new study of early TV-watching and future attention problems.

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