Television And Its Impact On Children 's Lifestyle

“Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.” (Peter). There was a time when all children wanted to do was to run, play, explore, and be adventurous. As time evolved, children have found more interest in television. Statistics show that a child spends 900 hours per year in school,and they spend 1,200 hours per year watching television. When asked to choose between watching T.V. and spending time with their families fifty-four percent of four to six year olds voted they would prefer to watch television. Television has changed the mindset of children over the years it has been proven that the more programs they watch, the more harmful it is to their brain development. T.V.

In the article “TV’s Negative Influence on Kids Reaffirmed” by Jeffrey M. McCall, he addresses the issue of how TV has a negative influence on children. McCall states that young children and toddler’s cognitive ability do not develop as well when they have a television in the background while they are playing and interacting. McCall also argues that TV has a very influential role in the teenage pregnancy rate and how early teens become sexually active. To further prove his point, McCall proclaims that children and teens that are exposed to large amounts of television and video games become socially awkward and have issues interacting in society. McCall also says that the networks are rating their own programs carelessly, which is leading to shows that should be restricted by a V-chip being watched by children, rendering the restricting system null and void.

Television can affect learning and school performance if it exceeds the time kids need for their crucial for healthy physical and mental development. Most of children's free time, especially during the early development years, should be spent in activities such as playing, reading, exploring nature, learning about music or participating in sports. Research has shown that children's exposure to television during the preschool years is predictive of academic outcomes during adolescence. The most notable lesson about this

In the article “TV’s Negative Influence on Kids Reaffirmed” by Jeffrey M. McCall, he addresses the issue of how TV has a negative influence on children. McCall states that young children and toddler’s cognitive ability does not develop as well when they have television in the background while they are playing. McCall also argues that TV has a very influential role in the teen pregnancy rate and how early teens become sexually active. To further prove his point, McCall proclaims that children and teens that are exposed to too much Television and video games become socially awkward and have trouble interacting in society. McCall also says that the networks are rating their own programs carelessly which is leading to shows that should be blocked

TV is beneficial to raise intelligent children. Everyone can agree that TV can be profitable. Even teachers use programs to inform and teach their students. In addition there are a plentiful supply of TV shows of kids educational programs available. “Studies show that kids who watch educational and non-violent children’s shows do better on reading and math tests”(The Good and Bad Effects of TV on Children 3) Additionally, experts agree, “some TV shows can educate, inform, and inspire.(3) This highlights television may be able to educate or teach millennials more efficiently. Even adults refer to invert videos to learn everything from grammar and making stronger sentences to riding a bike. As an outcome, TV used with

In my story I will be writing about how t.v. Influences kids and our families and friends. The following story I will be writing about is Social media. I chose does it influence or affect kids. I believe TV has some ways of influencing kids.

In Growing Up With Television: Cultivation Process, Morgan, Shanahan and Signorielli assert that “long-term exposure to television tends to cultivate the image of a relatively mean and dangerous world (Morgan et al., 2009).” Rooted in the amount of time spent consuming content, the mean world syndrome is central to Gerber’s Cultivation Theory, or Effect. The theory states that they are viewing habits range from light to medium to heavy. Although subjective, the amount of time spent consuming content is a key component of cultivation effect. Morgan et al., noted that “the relative difference in viewing levels are more important than the specific amount of viewing (Morgan et al, 2009).”

TV shows represent a great influence in children because they learn how to behave by imitating what they watch on TV. By watching TV, children get the idea of how gender roles are structured in society, and they think that is the proper way to classify men and women. Since a young age, children create their own perspective about gender roles and they grow up following the same example they learned when they were little. TV shows are a media that society uses to teach people the differences on gender roles and to keep the traditional point of view that society has been creating through the time; TV shows plays an important tool in the construction of gender. Women and men have always been portrayed in society in a different way; generally, men are considered to be better than women. Women are expected to have roles that are according to the common stereotypes that have been established in society; women’s proper place is at home to take care of the family. The Simpsons deals with common stereotypes about nuclear family and women roles which have always been present in American culture; the show represents and challenges the ideologies about gender roles and patriarchy because sometimes, the show is contradictory since it represents women as the typical housewife, and other times, women are represented as taking a new role because they begin to work outside of the house. Although The Simpsons portrays ideologies of the modern nuclear family and gender roles, it still

In the late nineteenth century, the television (TV) became one of the greatest innovations that was established by numerous individuals, so that the makers could advance technology through visual and audio communication. This would allow citizens to acquire information from economics and politics, which would benefit citizens by staying informed about specific topics. However, the media and entertainment industries would eventually expand their ideas for new channel stations, so that the industries could appeal to a new target audience. This new target audience would emerge as children between the ages of 3-18, due to the creation of new animations that would entertain and educate children. Considering that children would have the opportunity to see the world through multiple aspects by cartoons and movies. However, as children kept watching the TV on a daily basis, parents started to notice that their child’s behavior would change for the worst. These types of behaviors were called undesirable behaviors, which were objectionable by other parents and children, since undesirable behaviors tend to initiate physiological and psychological harm to oneself or to others. For instance, undesirable behaviors would cause the child to misbehave in school or lead the child to gain an enormous amount of weight that results in health problems. Therefore, children between the ages of 3-18 who watch an excessive amount of TV will exhibit an increase of undesirable behaviors that will

Television is a big part of today’s society. Everybody watches television, including the children. There is a potential problem with letting children watch television. Ask this question, would someone let their own child watch some of the programming that they watch, too? Some of these programs are intended for the adult generation, not young children. Violence has a major role in television these days. Letting children watch this violence could corrupt their minds and eventually lead to bad behavior. There needs to be a limitation on the types of television programming that parents let their children watch, because violence in television can negatively affect children.

A single day consists of 24 hours. Did you know that each young adult spends an estimate of 3 hours per day watching television (“Television & Adolescents”)? Now if that were rounded up to about 24 hours, or one full day of the week, the amount spent simply doing so can sound a lot more time consuming. As small or normal as the amount of three hours of television per day might sound to most of you fellow teenagers, you may not realize just what kind of impact this has on your daily life. From your health, social life, to even your personal outlook and attitude, neglecting a healthy balance of television can affect all of these major aspects of your life in many ways. Think about sitting in front of a screen for 21 hours, indulging in the sole entertainment of watching television. As strange as it seems, this is actually what the majority of students have been found to be doing with their time. But the amount of time being occupied isn’t the only issue to worry about, you must also consider the physical effects it may have. For instance, given the average viewing time, this could very much cause a harsh strain on your eyes by forcing them to focus on a digital screen for a long period of time. As well as your eyes, another component to observe is the overall effect on the outer body, including poor posture or possibly lack of energy or strength. These are just a few which can result from remaining in a certain position for a constant amount of time, all the while reducing

Television comes in many forms, from a box in your living room to the screen on your smart phone. From its creation to this very day it has impacted society’s way of life and enforced ideologies that affect various decisions. Television is what connects us to the outside world. It provides a sense of belonging for many and, metaphorically, becomes a member of the family. The concept of Patriarchy has been present in sitcoms and influences how we are supposed to act around others. Despite the downfall of sitcoms recently, they still are used to help us gain an understanding. In Modern Family’s “Mother’s Day” episode, these ideologies are reflected through how a normal person would use them today. The discussion of place, home and family is illustrated yet also broken down within the episode.

In today’s mass media world, television is one of the most pervasive and influential form of mass communication for children. Children are now born into homes in which for the first time in American history a centralized commercial institution, Television, rather than parents tells them about the way they need to act according to their gender roles (Signorelli, 2001). The more time viewers spend with television the more likely their conceptions about the world and its people will reflect what they see on television (Signorelli, 2001). Through pursuing an experiment and reading the findings of Signorelli (2001), we can conclude that children’s television shows convey the traditional ideas of gender roles for women but these gender roles are

The saying the grass isn’t always greener on the other side comes to mind when watching TV commercials today. Too many commercials on television today try to make it seem like their product is better than the alternative. When I say the alternative, I mean the original version of products and foods. There are plenty of better foods and products than Pediasure, Yoplait yogurt, and Little Critters gummy. Pediasure, Yoplait yogurt, and Little Critters gummy vitamins are three commercials that all trick kids into eating their product simply because it is “better” than the alternative.

For over two decades University Grants Commission (UGC) of India has been using television for higher education. In 1984 UGC launched “UGC Countrywide Classroom” on Doordarshan –the National Network of Television in India. Specially designed educational television programs, either imported or locally produced, were telecast for the benefit of undergraduate and post graduate students across the country.