POSITIVE and NEGATIVE effects of television on a child

Most of the parents have a complaint that their kids stick to televisions for long hours. being a parent many questions will hit your mind, Is television good for my child? How much TV he/she should watch everyday? What kind of shows should they watch? and so on...

There are POSITIVE as well as NEGATIVE effects of television on your child that every parent should know...

POSITIVE

The right shows or programs can help your child learn good things. Television can have a positive effect on the child and help them change their behaviour and attitude for good.

1 EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
Television provides educational content to children. There are many shows and channels that provide art and craft, science, history, maths etc. Also, with a little guidance child can also watch news channels which will help him to know about the world around him an updated current affairs. A kid can also learn different languages.

2 ENTERTAINMENT
Television is one of the entertainment sources for kids. The sounds and colours on a big screen in front of their eyes attract them a lot and retain their attention. But make sure that your child is watching an appropriate content according to their age and level of understanding.

3 SPORTS
Through television a kid can get exposed to sports. Encourage them to watch sports on television and educate them about the rules and regulations of the sport. See their interest and encourage them to play that sport.

4 EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT CULTURES
Television helps you to travel around the world and know each n every part of the world even without going out of the house. It creates an exposure towards the different cultures and educate about them. Children can learn about people, traditions, lifestyles etc.

5 INSPIRATION
Television can inspire children to try out new things. Like art and craft shows on tv can inspire children to make or try something new.

With all the good effects of television on a child we should not think that television is healthy all the time. There are negative effects of television as well.

NEGATIVE

1 CURBS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The first and the foremost negative effect of the television is that it is a hindrance in the physical activities of a child. They refuse to do anything but watch sit at home and watch TV for all day. 

2 IMPACTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Watching television all the day has a bad effect on social development pf a child. When there is a television who wants anybody else. Kids those who watch a lot of television do not have time to socialise. 

3 AFFECTS BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOUR
Excess of everything is bad and same goes on television too. Excessive watching of television can have adverse effects on the development of the brain and behaviour. TV can too much alter the brain of a child and there can be many behavioural problems.

4 DISTORTED VIEW
Too much television can give a distorted view of the world around them. 

WHAT CAN PARENTS DO

-Choose the right TV show for your kids

-Limit the time of TV for kids

-No television during mealtime

-Remove TV from bedrooms