Peer-reviewed experiment (2011): 9 minutes of a fast-paced cartoon right away hurt 4-year-olds' attention and self-control compared with a slower show or drawing. Short-term effects only; it did not test CoComelon.
Just 9 minutes of viewing a fast-paced television cartoon had immediate negative effects on 4-year-olds' executive function. Parents should be aware that fast-paced television shows could at least temporarily impair young children's executive function.
Peer-reviewed experiment (2011): 9 minutes of a fast-paced cartoon right away hurt 4-year-olds' attention and self-control compared with a slower show or drawing. Short-term effects only; it did not test CoComelon.