How TV Effects your Child
Most kids plug into the world of television long before they enter school. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF):- two-thirds of infants and toddlers watch a screen an average of 2 hours a day
- kids under age 6 watch an average of about 2 hours of screen media a day, primarily TV and videos or DVDs
- kids and teens 8 to 18 years spend nearly 4 hours a day in front of a TV screen and almost 2 additional hours on the computer (outside of schoolwork) and playing video games
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality programming.
The first 2 years of life are considered a critical time for brain development. TV and other electronic media can get in the way of exploring, playing, and interacting with parents and others, which encourages learning and healthy physical and social development.
As kids get older, too much screen time can interfere with activities such as being physically active, reading, doing homework, playing with friends, and spending time with family.
Of course, TV in moderation can be a good thing: Preschoolers can get help learning the alphabet on public television, grade schoolers can learn about wildlife on nature shows, and parents can keep up with current events on the evening news. No doubt about it — TV can be an excellent educator and entertainer.
So what do you think? After you read the information above do you think tv is a good thing or a bad thing? In three or more sentences explain your viewpoint and include at least one example of how tv can be good or bad.
source: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html
I think tv is a bad thing and a good thing. A bad thing because to much of it early in life can mess with brain developement .It will also mess with social develpment skils.A good thing because it keeps you updated on evening and morning news reports amd what's going on in the world. It also gives you the healthy information of nature,animals (etc.)
ReplyDeleteZoe Robinson 53
Moises Gonzalez 51
ReplyDeleteI think that parents should not let kids watch TV most of the time , so that when they grow up they can realize that they can live without it and so they realize that there is more things to do instead of watching TV. I think that watching TV can be a bad thing and sometimes a good thing. I think it could be a bad thing because people could get fat cause they do not do anything but watch TV to long. I think it is a good thing sometimes cause some TV shows have lessons .
Brianna berry 53 I think t.v is a good and bad thing.T.v is a good thing because if a tornado comes we would not be warned if we did not have t.v .Tv is a bad thing because kids would watch t.v instead of doing there homework.
ReplyDeleteYuri Rivera 53 I think tv is a good thing because you can watch documents movies cartoons and educatinal shows.Like animal planet and so forth.But cartoons i don't thing is a good thing because they might have three hour's speshal episodes.
ReplyDeleteLitzy Rodriguez 53 I think that T.V. is a good and bad thing.T.V. is a good thing because you get to watch any show that you want to watch. T.V. is a bad thing because it teaches kids dangerous things that may cause injuries, also a bad thing that t.v. does is show kids BAD WORDS!!!!Thats why t.v. is a good and bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI liked it because it talked about T.V. T.V is a good/bad thing it teache kids bad things and some good things.
ReplyDeleteANDRE VIGIL 53
Sarah Alvarenga 51
ReplyDeleteI think watching t.v is a bad thing because people might want to watch t.v for a long time and people can get blind.Also because the person thats watching t.v might not want to do homework or other stuff.That is why watching t.v is bad for your eyes.
Alex Pineda mod 51
ReplyDeleteYes Tv dose effects your head because most child don't do activist.
I think watching tv is a good thing. Tv can be good because it can tech kids new things like there abc. If they give you home work about the wildlife you can go to the discover channl and find out what you need.Tv can be a bad thing because it can tech you bad things. It can make you buy new junk food and unheathle food.ALEXIS FIERROS
ReplyDeleteI think that TV is good for kids because kids can read and learn and it is good for adults so they can watch the news. Watching too much TV is bad because you cannot exercise and you get fat and lazy and you cannot do homework and other things.
ReplyDeleteRoss51
I think TV affects people by making them blind,red eyes and vision blury that is how TV affects people DominickAnderson 51
ReplyDeleteI think watching too much TV affects kids, they sit in front of the TV too long, gain weight and don't do there homework because they get lazy and that's bad. It takes time away from doing your work, going outside to play with your friends and spending time with your family.
ReplyDeleteJANAE KING
SEC:51
I think that watching tv is sometimes good and sometimes bad cause sometimes there is bad stuff like killing,and all that stuff and adults can watch tv to cuase senors love watching news,and other things like that
ReplyDeletealexis diaz sec 51
Television is bad and good sometimes first it is bad because you can loose eye sight and get serious brain damage and it is going to be painful.It is good because children can learn from the cartoons or the people that are on the television. it is bad if you watch more than two hours
ReplyDeleteSARAH SALAZAR MOD 53 I think watching television is good to watch because t.v can teach little kids math, reading and other things. One example t.v is good is when a little kid watches a channel like "Nick Jr." "Nick Jr" teaches kids languages, math, reading, science and etc. Also computer can help children learn like the new website called "ABC Mouse"
ReplyDeleteYeimmy Pineda sec.53 Ithink watching tv is a good thing because if you watch a tv show about animals that can help you with science.If you watch a tv show called "Jeperdy" that will teach u all kinds of thngs like reading history and also social studies.Also for the little kids there also for them to.So that is why i think watching tv is a good thing.The computer can help because its also like the tv but you can look up stuff.For example google is agood place to look up stuff.
ReplyDeletei think it depends on what you watch and how much time you watch tv because if you watch educational programs then you can learn something while your doing something you like making it easier to remember and you tend to pay more attention to the program then you do with your teacher at school.
ReplyDeletenicole carolina montoya sandoval section 53
troy Holman
ReplyDeletei think tv is bad for you because it puts sometimes bad things in your mind
I think tv is bad now because it ruin your vision if you sit to close to the tv.Also it sticks bad things in your mind.also it keeps you from doing your homework.Joshua reyes 53
ReplyDeletei think tv is bad for you caouse it ruins vision and puts bad things in litlle kids minds.it will make kids be bad.
Deletebetsaidacruz 53
Yaici Aguirre 53
ReplyDeleteI think watching t.v. is good and bad thing. I think it is good thing because if a child or children is bored they can just watch a kids movie. I think it is bad because there is some cartoons that have violence and bad thing that kids can´t watch. It can also make Little kids go crazy and wild and they get bad things get into their minds.
Alexia Senchanthisai sec53
ReplyDeleteBoth, it's a good thing because you use the tv to watch news or to up with social media like shows but also its a bad thing because you can be addicted to watch it to long and you'll be seating there on the couch potato bum, not active