Harms of Watching Television

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

You can do many things involving a TV to do more than just something to do. You can almost watch any kind of thing you can think of or may want to learn. Almost every children’s school has TV’s throughout the buildings. A lot of learning lessons in school use videos to help present and learn new subjects. Many of the child television shows you find on Cable Networks have some kind of educational/learning benefits to the shows. Even when I was young I remember watching Elmo, and everyday there was a new number and letter I learned. As much as they say so much TV fries your brain, it can fill it with a lot of information as well.

The main reason we watch TV is for entertainment where we can view shows and movies. Shows and movies expose individuals to a variety of cultures and values that they do not see often. Another use of television is for information such as news, political views, and advertisements. Televisions inform us of news around our community and world, and also persuade us in buying products or donating money to a cause. An ongoing controversy has risen such tha televisions can be harmful to children because of the vulgar language and violence shown through modern day shows or even celebrities. Viewing too much television can be time consuming and may even discourage children to go play outside and be social. Watching the newscast has changed my life by informing me of the violence that goes on throughout my community. Also, a negative effect of watching too much television has taken up my time when I could have been doing more productive tasks.

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

Children who watched television alone were 8.47 times more likely to have language delay when compared to children who interacted with their caregivers during television viewing (Dorey 47). As recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Children under the age of 2 should watch no television at all, and after age 2 watch no more than one to two hours of quality programming a day” (Bettinghaus 57). Therefore, exposing such young children to television programs should be discouraged. Parents should engage children in more conversational activities to avoid television-related delays to their children language development, which could impair their intellectual performance (Dorey 47).

Some people say that too much screen time for children is bad for their health. Others argue that it's perfectly fine for children to enjoy some time with the TV. I personally believe that in moderation, TV isn't that bad. In the article, It's Time to Let Go of Screen Fears, it states that kids who watched telvison with parent showed signs of decreased anger and fear. In my own experience, I've seen the positive affects that TV has on children. Although it can be a good thing, if you don't limit your time with the TV it can be harmful.

This I find rather ironic because young children and infants, don't have the need for TV. Sure, they will watch it if you turn it on and set them in front of it, but they don't choose to. Children would rather play outdoors in the sand and trees, not spend all their time in front of a television screen.

Studies report that television viewing by preschoolers lowers their executive functions such as the ability to complete a given task. If that isn't a red flag right there, then I don't know what is. Parent's need to take more of a role in their children's lives, stop spoiling them with brainwashing technology, get them into sports, take them out for a bonding day. Kids just want to be shown love and attention and when it's not being given to them they fall to their "comfort" which is

In the first few years of life, an infant/toddlers brain is still developing. It should not be subjected to television or computers until the brain is more developed. Through research I found that a toddler under the age of two years old cannot differentiate two dimensional images versus a three dimensional reality (2). Televisions two dimensional imaging is confusing to a child because the images are broken up (2). Better cognitive stimulation with a toddler is helping them to learn with their senses. They need to learn by touching, seeing, smelling, hearing, and tasting. If you allow your infant or toddler to watch television or play with interactive computer programs it could have negative effects on the toddlers learning abilities, such

Some people believe that things such as televison, computers, and cell phones have a negative effect on children while others believe that in the long run they have no real effect. In my opinion watching too much televison is not good for children in the long run and can cause many problems for you in the future.

Watching T.V is an education, and it is also an entertaining invention and can be healthy to the body. It has been known that T.V is the most awesome invention yet. You can learn a lot from watching nature shows and learn how to suck venom or stop a wild animals. Also you can learn about diseases or what is the right medicine to take. If you are bored from documentaries you can

According to the A.C. Nielsen Co. (2009), children spend an average of 28 hours a week hooked up to the TV. That number adds up to 1,456 hours of television a year, which means that children spend an average of 2 months out of the year watching nonstop TV! Though these figures are shocking, even more shocking is the scientific evidence that confirms the detrimental effect watching the television is having on today’s children.

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...").

The current paper focuses on the phenomenon that is known as post-series affect. First, I will describe the relevant literature regarding the psychological and physiological effects of television. Then, I will discuss my hypothesis in regards to the the non-exclusive emotions felt by the viewer. I will also define terms used throughout the paper such as post-series affect and arousal. Finally, I will describe the methods and research techniques that can be utalized to study post-series affect.

But on the other hand if you were to let your child interact with another kid instead of letting them sit and watch TV they are more likely to be better off in life. For example, if you leave your child sitting in front of the TV watching Teletubbies they are less likely to be on the same level other kids are on because they don’t just “sit there” and watch TV all day. The more time infants spend sitting in front of the TV, the harder it will be for them to learn how to communicate. With that being said TV is only a medium for transmitting data, nothing more nothing less.