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Is moving your tot away from the TV screen a daily battle in your house? Are you bothered that he is turning into a couch potato straining his eyes watching nonsense on the clicker? Do you yearn that he’d rather ride his toy car or play hide-n-seek with the neighborhood kids? TV is not only robbing your kid from the fun and frolicking childhood but also seriously impacts his health. But wait, is it you who switched on the TV at first because you wanted a break? And then you realized TV is a terrific baby sitter, that can entertain your tot for long hours and you can go by without bothering to listening to his tantrums, stories and might as well get a great break for yourself. No, not the best of parenting.
Some people refer to the television as a “drug” – and like any other drug, it has the power to be abused. A television can also alter the mind incredibly stimulates young kids, with the vibrancy of colors, loud sounds, violence, the starking differences from the real world. When a child should be inquisitive, asking questions and gathering information, he sits glued onto the TV screen, refusing to move or budge away. Why does a child, instead of exploring the world and asking questions about it resort to sitting glued to a screen? The reasons could be as follows:
As a matter of fact, screen time reduces your child’s capacity to entertain herself, or to be occupied in developmental activities. However, a child keeps herself busy in front of the TV and you will probably have a chance to breathe and allow you breaks to attend to other chores, it will deter your child to realize her complete educational potential in due course of time. It starts with a few minutes, but it is addictive, for you and the baby both, and once you begin to use TV, the habit is difficult to get rid of.
Let’s see how excessive TV viewing harms your kid:
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under two years of age, and just about 2 hours at the max for kids above 2. To this end, hooked on to the TV is unhealthy and must be immediately attended. Here are a few tips to wean your tot off TV:
Lets run through your TV channel menus for once. News of rapes, terrorism, violence, burglary, murder would be everywhere. Even the general soaps have the drama these days. Look at the cartoons – bam, boom, dishoom. What is the child learning? Many studies have concluded that TV makes a child more aggressive, and they tend to desensitize children off human values. A 15-year-long study by University of Michigan researchers found that the link between childhood TV-violence viewing and aggressive and violent behavior persists into adulthood. The concept of “good guys” beating “bad guys” can impact the children to be like their “good guys” in TV and they may conclude that “violence” is accepted to tune in good.These kids accept violence and aggression is the only way to solve their problems. Gosh!
Children were previously raised without TV and you can do it too. Once addicted, turning off the TV can become a daily battle. So act now! Risking your child’s development is too high a price to pay for keeping her busy and giving you a bit of free time.
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