Television for babies: Let the debate begin

I was watching the programming on this new channel for about 10 minutes when it debuted. As a mother of 2, I was always under the impression that no child under the age of 2 should be allowed to watch telelvision. Children this age much prefer social interaction with a person. I think the concepts are ok, but as for me, my children were almost 3 years old before they were really allowed to watch tv for any period of time.
I do think that parents will "park" their baby/toddler as a means for "babysitting" their child.
By doing this, we are depriving the child of much needed HUMAN interaction, as well as creating the next generation of "couch potatoes". This in not a healthy choice. No wonder obesity is on the rise among our young children.
I sincerely hope that parents will have the common sense to "police" what their children watch and interact with them more. And children certainly do not need to have televisions in their own rooms. I never did and even now as an adult, still don't. My children will watch tv in the family room. My children still prefer reading books to tv and that's really a better choice (for my children, at least).
Let's keep our children active.

Hey, I agree with the sentiment that children under 2 having a TV in their bedrooms is stooopid. I didn't have a TV in my bedroom until uh, I was six or seven. If a kid wants to watch TV, they should do in a place where adults can monitor them, like the living room. At least, that's what I plan to do.