Children these days are introduced to television at increasingly younger ages. Young babies are sat in front of the set in their little chairs so keep them amused will mom does other things. The colors, sounds and movements hold their attention longer that anything else.
Now this may seem harmless but in the long run there could be problems. Children should have their TV limited from a young age.
A little known yet proven fact is that kids who spend hours in front of the TV have shortened attention spans for other things, which in the future can have a detrimental affect on their grades and also their overall behaviour.
Watching the TV for hours on ends doesn’t encourage any kind of brain activity, they are just given the information on a plate which means they don’t have to think, so their attention span is shortened. Too much TV makes kids struggle to concentrate in their studies.
So with their short attention spans and inability to study well, their grades are obviously affected. It has been proved in studies that those kids who are in front of a TV for hours a day are less successful academically. They don’t comprehend things well and can’t express their thoughts
A child’s brain is like a sponge and they take in everything that they see on TV. As most kids have a TV in their room, it’s impossible for you to monitor everything that your kid is watching.
The line between fantasy and reality becomes very blurred for some kids and that’s when the serious problems starts. Even cartoons have guns and violence in them, so they think it must be okay. They often go to school and act out what they have seem the previous evening, and many parents have received a call to say their kid is in the emergency room after being hit with a chair by a classmate.
Make a TV schedule for your kids and stick to it. This will keep them alert and bright and able to think for themselves. They will thank you in later years when they make good grades.
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