TV has bad effects on children
TV is harmful for kids
This is dangerous for kids under two years to watch TV for more than an hour a day. This could turn them aggressive and ill mannered. TV viewing after a permissible limit can make a child patient of dangerous epilepsy, a serious brain disorder. This is the age when the proper development of brain of a child begins and watching TV may affect their interest in family members and people around. Sometimes that makes a big difference on their physical activities causing obesity and other related problems.
The main reason for brain disorder in children found to be their habits related to watching TV and video games because the rate of movement of the images becomes too fast for the analyzing power of children of this age group hence the problems begun to take a serious shape. More than twenty-five percent kids brought for mental disorder are the victims of TV especially in small families who make their children sit in front of TV because there is no one else to take care of them.
Every age group has its own way of entertainment but TV is in no case a way of entertainment for the age group of up to four because this is the age where they learn to identify different objects. They should rather be playing with toys and knowing other items with the help of family members and other children. They should know about other ways of entertainment like going to parks, outdoors, counting and more activities, which keep them involved with running around.
We should know that children have no power of analysis of their own but copy whatever they see. This is dangerous in tender age as this could lead them to acts, which may harm them if they copy some acts they saw while watching TV. Making them sit in front of TV may turn them addicted, which ultimately becomes a permanent habit leading to serious disorders.
The main problem such children may face is that of serious changes in behavior as much the children with TV addiction grow. The most common symptom of such children shows while they simply refuse to mix up with others. Thy do not feel comfortable with relatives, other children and even with parents. They like to sit in front of TV watching their favorite programs. They do not like to watch other programs but their own choice.
Therefore, this is advisable to keep children under five away from TV and watch their behavior. If you find your child watching video or TV out of a certain limit without even asking for food etc, this is time to be careful and seriously watch the problem because this may lead to total change in behavior of your child. That may make him aggressive and becoming a problem child with demands of items out of your reach.
This ultimately would make you think about certain mistakes that you made in his upbringing while his way of behavior would pinch you. There are certain other points, which are common in TV addicted children. Have a look:
1- There is no physical activity while child becomes addicted and sits for hours in front of TV.
2- The pressure on eyes may lead to weaker eyes and specs ultimately.
3- The child either overeats or does not eat at all while watching TV.
4- The child becomes aggressive.
5- The excess of watching TV may confuse him about certain facts because he finds them differently in real life and due to lack of analyzing power.
6- Child has amazing power of copying that may lead him to certain dangerous activities without knowing about the consequences.
Tips for parents
- Parents must develop certain other interests leading them to physical games, which would make them stronger and lead a better life in future.
- Limit their TV viewing time strictly without any concession.
- Parents must decide about children’s TV programs.
- Parents should never allow children to watch TV alone but with other family members that would keep them in check.
- Parents should discuss about programs immediately after the show to gauge the impact of the program.
- Parents should never allow them to believe about illogical actions of super heroes because that makes them copy such activities, which may become harmful for them
- Parents should restrict the programs strictly those you do not find appropriate for them.
On the contrary encourage them to watch programs those may be useful for them.
- This is your duty to keep a strict vigil and let them know about right and wrong, the logic of each program. This is also your duty to keep a list of programs suitable for your child.
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