Tv_on_Children

fish, etc. A Scientific American article entitled "Television Addiction" says, "Television can also contribute to childhood obesity by aggressively marketing junk food to young audiences". The same article says, "According to the Canadian Pediatric Society, most food advertising on Children's TV shows is for fast foods, candy and pre-sweetened cereals." In relation with the negatives effects in cognitive, emotional and social aspects, many children Watch a violent program on television. Sometimes they don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, and they want to do the same that they have watched on TV. Some children have hurt other children or themselves because they tried to imitate what they watched in their favorite TV program. Jeremy Lohr Dr. Jordan 4/17/98 said, "Violence can be viewed in cartoons, soap operas and prime time shows". Another problem is that when children watch television, it turns off their brain; this affects intellectual developme Sitting in school, little Jane sits anxiously watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class, but Jane just can't wait to get home. When the bell finally rings, she runs out of the classroom, and all the way home. After blasting in the house, she runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do, Jane will sit in front of the television until her mom pulls her away for dinner. This is an all to familiar scenario in many American homes today. What many people don't realize are the problems that can develop from young children watching too much TV. Many emerging dilemmas are resulting from this concern. When a young child with a maturing brain sits in front of the TV for several hours every day, it can instigate loss of creativity, impatience, and violence further along down the road.The ability to be creative is an important factor in the development of a young child's mind. By sitting down and watching TV for a couple hours, the child is entertained, but is also not thinking. Information in spoon-fed to them, so when it comes time to read a book in school, some can have a hard time grasping ideas. They are so used to having images flash before them to provide understanding; they have trouble moving their eyes side to side to gather the information for themselves. With the TV in front of them, supplying amusement, they may never stop to think that putting a puzzle together, or reading a book could also be fun. They could actually become dependent on this one source of fantasy, and never bother to create their own. As the child grows older, it is less likely to put effort into playing with other kids, or taking up a hobby.While losing creativity, the child can also gain impatience. By having all the stories and facts plastered clear in front of them, they can easily loose interest sitting in a classroom all day. Even during their favorite TV show, there is a brief change of pace in the story line when a commercial comes on, which is about every... In recent times, the mass media such as newspaper, film, radio, television and internet are the principal way to receive information. Television is the most popular medium in which the children are exposed. It has the ability to entertain and educate. Statistics show that children who spend 1500 hours a week watching television get negative effects, in different aspects, such as physical, cognitive, emotional, and social.     First of all, children need to be physically well. They must exercise, as walking, playing ball, and joining sports, but television is a sedentary activity. If they spend long time in front of television, and don't exercise their bodies, there will be problems of obesity.   They need healthy food too. Most of the children like eating junk food, such as candy bars, potato chips, and all that kind of stuff while they watch television. They don't like to eat healthy food like fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, chicken, fish, etc. A Scientific American article entitled "Television Addiction" says, "Television can also contribute to childhood obesity by aggressively marketing junk food to young audiences".   The same article says, "According to the Canadian Pediatric Society, most food advertising on Children's TV shows is for fast foods, candy and pre-sweetened cereals."     In relation with the negatives effects in cognitive, emotional and social aspects, many children Watch a violent program on television. Sometimes they don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, and they want to do the same that they have watched on TV. Some children have hurt other children or themselves because they tried to imitate what they watched in their favorite TV program. Jeremy Lohr Dr. Jordan 4/17/98 said, "Violence can be viewed in cartoons, soap operas and prime time shows".   Another problem is that when children watch television, it turns off their brain; this affects intellectual development. It is not... nt. It is not...