Therefore, means must be studied for making more effective use of television for child care at home and for educating parents in more effective methods of child care. When put to such use, television is important since the nuclear family is on the increase in our society, and traditional method of learning child care from parents is no longer possible. It is therefore my strong belief as a pediatrician that television organisations should consider this situation more carefully when planning their daily programming. They should not forget the enormous power they hold over the parents and children in any society. Public service and educational television should consider preventive measures to guide these parents to a healthier attitude toward TV viewing and child care.
Many issues remain to be investigated.
Finally, humans are information seekers by nature. Throughout the history of human evolution, we have developed cave paintings, ideographs and letters, parchment, books, printing machines, computers and the like. Television is a new medium and one of the most effective means of transferring information. A child's body grows with good nutrition and the mind develops with information. We pediatricians have to accept television as a new means for child care and develop deeper biological and cultural insights to such an end.