Controversy Over Television's Negative Effects On Children

Anybody who has ever been a policeman, a lawyer, a psychiatrist, an ER doctor, or an FBI agent will attest to the truth that television does not accurately portray their life. In almost all aspects, television rarely depicts the world and life accurately. Too much television results in disillusionment about what to expect from the world around us. TV not only inaccurately portrays life, but it oversimplifies reality. It presents subjects in a matter of minutes and nicely wraps everything up at the end. This harms clear thinking by conditioning you to expect that most problems have a simple, clear solution that can be implemented in 60 minutes or

I believe that TV does harm our minds. When books are completely replaced with technology, everything goes downhill. We lose opinions, morals, and common sense. You can give a person TV within reason but not all the time. If you take away books completely

According to Winn, television is not 'bad' because programs are violent or have no redeeming educational value (although this is frequently the case). The danger is that watching television is addictive as a form of passive entertainment, and crowds out other, more challenging ways for children to have fun. Instead of reading, children watch TV. Instead of playing outside, children watch TV (and do harm to their health by eating high-fat, high-calorie snack foods). Instead of connecting meaningfully with family and friends, they stare at a screen. And, of course, schoolwork often

The first reason tv and other types of media is so toxic to us is the amount of time we the average american spends on it is absolutely outrageous. A study was shown in this is your teen on screens that says that only 20% of teen and kids get the nine hours of sleep that are needed for that age and 45% get less than 8 hours a night. This fact really shows how much time we

These problems can be connected to television because in the modern age screens sap away the majority of Americans’ time, leading to the neglect of exercise and an absence of stimulating brain activity; this is best reiterated in the quote, “A report released by research firm ChildWise suggests that…children spend more time in front of a screen in one day than they spend exercising in the entire week” (Thomas 2011 n.p). The first way that television can negatively impact American health is that it has been proven to be a prominent reason for the rise of obesity. “Researchers…found children who watched just one hour of television a day were 50 to 60 percent more likely to be overweight and 58 to 73 percent more likely to be obese, compared to kids who watched less than an hour” (Olson 2015 n.p). With weight issues, however, Americans are at higher risks to develop even worse problems such as cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, prediabetes, diabetes, bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, cancer, osteoarthritis, stroke, multiple myeloma, and Hodgkin’s lymphoma (CDC 2015 n.p). Along with physical health complications come mental difficulties that can be traced back to television as well. According to the latest scientific studies done by neuroscientists in Japan, “Brain imaging (MRI) shows anatomical changes inside children’s brains after prolonged TV

Some people say television is bad, but in my opinion I do not think so, here are some comparison points. Newspapers you read for the news and to catch up on the current sports score even read the comics. On television, you can watch the news when it is on, and then change over to ESPN and check the sports score, and if you are a kid at heart, you watch some cartoons. They say that it kills brain cells, that you do not learn anything from tv, I am pretty sure that most Americans that do watch television can tell you they learned at least a few things by watching

     Although Marie Win had her point, I tend to disagree that television is a bad influence on our lives. Television does not destroy family value; it is us who destroy family value. For example parents who have little or no time for their children often substitute television as a baby-sitter and parents blame television as child bad conduct. But it is parents who should to be blame for the child's bad behavior because not providing proper care and guide for the child. Parents should set limitation and boundaries for themselves to cope with the television addiction. Family matter should be their number one priority in family.

The negative effects of television are huge. To minimize the potential negative effects of television, it's important to understand what the impact of television can be on children.

Does violence on television have a negative effect on children and teenagers? The violence seen on television has had surprising negative effect. Violence shown on television causes children and teenagers to develop behavioral problems and learning disabilities. Such behavioral and learning problems include; language development, school performance / learning, cognitive development and their general behavior to others (Kinnear 27). In a study on the correlation between violence and television done with 1,565 teenage boys over a six-year period in London, William Belson, a British psychologist, found that every time a child saw someone being shot or killed on television they became less caring towards other people. William Belson also

With the major advancements and globalization of technology, televisions have made their way into the homes of many citizens; nearing 1.4 billion households. In the United States alone, 96.7 percent of the American population’s homeowners own a television set (Selter, 2011). In one way or another, T.V. will affect the majority of people. This is an important piece of information to recognize, as the T.V. show producers have a tremendous way to reach people. Their influence could be beneficial or harmful. However, one should bear in mind that, while television can have negative effects when not consumed in reasonable amounts, like anything, it can in fact make one smarter, as opposed to the common belief that television has dumbed down society.

“Watching Tv is Bad for Children”, an essay written by Tan, discusses how watching television for kids are bad for their development. The author thinks that by watching TV, children can bring demages for their real live and cause negative behaviour.She also claimed that watching TV is also like watching violance. According to what i read from this essay with only discussed in one form , i totally disagree with the author who generalize that watching TV is totally bad for children.

Children view violence in different ways when they watch it on television, whether it is cartoons or a type of drama and action programming. After children have watched these television shows, they may have interpreted the meaning into a negative behavior. It could influence them by becoming aggressive, afraid of the world that surrounds them, or it may lead to confusion. When it is said that children may become confused because their parents teach that violence is wrong. When they view someone in a “superhero” position participating in violence, they may see that as it is all right for the simple fact the good person does the action. According to the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, “the impact of TV violence may be immediately evident in the child's behavior or may surface years later (AACAP, 2011).”

Television is it a tool for education or a distraction that is an obstacle? Television is often blamed for having a harmful effect on children. Is this true or is it a hoax, there has been repeated studies and theory’s on the effects of TV on children and adults.

“Television viewing plays a significant role in the everyday lives of most American children, and television sets have become a component of nearly all homes in the USA” (Moses). Our society today is very strongly based on the media, especially television. Americans are not only always on their phones, but their televisions are usually on, either in the background or they are actually sitting and watching it. Most people acknowledge that sitting around watching television is not healthy. However, what most people do not realize is the effects television can have on the human brain. More specifically, the effects it can have on the developing brain of young children. Television effects the three domains of development: physical, social emotional, and cognitive. Although a few experts disagree, the vast majority believe that television is harmful to the three domains of development in the growing brain in young children. Understanding the effects, parents and caretakers can prevent the exposure to children and help find a healthy balance of “tv time.”

To add, it harms a child's development issues because it gives off artificial encouragement to the senses. A child's vision can be harmed because of the quick movement of the images, and hearing can be impaired because of poor sound features. The overall aspect of it is, children learn better from interactive learning and experiencing emotions, talking to loved ones, and making friends to play with. With a television they get none of that, instead they develop short attention spans because of the various thins they "learn" in one sitting ("Television...").