| Too many parents these days use their TV set as a | | | | been proved in studies that those kids who are in |
| baby minder. If they want to get on with stuff | | | | front of a TV for hours a day are less successful |
| around the house they just stick them in front of it. | | | | academically. They don't comprehend things well and |
| It does the trick as the sound, colors and movement | | | | can't express their thoughts |
| keep young children amused for hours. | | | | A child's brain is like a sponge and they take in |
| Now this may seem harmless but in the long run | | | | everything that they see on TV. As most kids have |
| there could be problems. Children should have their | | | | a TV in their room, it's impossible for you to monitor |
| TV limited from a young age. | | | | everything that your kid is watching. |
| A little known yet proven fact is that kids who | | | | The line between fantasy and reality becomes very |
| spend hours in front of the TV have shortened | | | | blurred for some kids and that's when the serious |
| attention spans for other things, which in the future | | | | problems starts. Even cartoons have guns and |
| can have a detrimental affect on their grades and | | | | violence in them, so they think it must be okay. They |
| also their overall behavior. | | | | often go to school and act out what they have |
| Watching the TV for hours on ends doesn't | | | | seem the previous evening, and many parents have |
| encourage any kind of brain activity, they are just | | | | received a call to say their kid is in the emergency |
| given the information on a plate which means they | | | | room after being hit with a chair by a classmate. |
| don't have to think, so their attention span is | | | | So limiting their TV time isn't a punishment; you are |
| shortened. Too much TV makes kids struggle to | | | | merely being a responsible parent. They will be better |
| concentrate in their studies. | | | | behaved and smarter, so it's well worth it in the long |
| So with their short attention spans and inability to | | | | run. |
| study well, their grades are obviously affected. It has | | | | |