Children and TV
Six-month baby, do not reduce eyes from the screen, where the transmit another news release, causing tenderness. As he stares intently and frowning brows. Does he understands something? Scientists say: absolutely nothing. Toddler draws a series of successive images, accompanied by sounds.
A child of three, worry about the characters of the cartoon, is responding more adequately, he understands what's going on .... However, this does not mean that he is able to separate the story tales from reality.
By 7-8 years of watching TV is becoming more aware, the child is able to understand what is real and what is not. And only by the age of 11, as a schoolboy, he is able to make some conclusions relate to the actions of the characters real life, that is, simply put, to distinguish between good and bad, to draw conclusions, analyze the situation.
Thus, it may,Children and TV not a problem? The problem is, and even what, say scientists.
The influence of television on child
Firstly, it should be understood that if the child is let to watch TV from early childhood, not limited in time, he will spend at the screen all day. And then it is unlikely he will learn to distinguish reality from television programs, even to 10 years.
Child's mind is unstable and malleable, and transfer more than 50% filled with violence and aggression. Even seemingly harmless advertising, capable of extremely excite kid, then he will have a long time to calm down. Indeed, during the advertising shots succeed each other at high speed, all built on the dynamics of bright colors and loud sounds. Of such effects the child falls into a state similar to a trance.
A child who holds the "zomboyaschika" most of the day sitting almost motionless, often in an uncomfortable position. As a result, he did not develop muscles, inhibited the development of the skeletal system, and infringement of different curvature of the spine even mention too.
Any harmful radiation from the TV seems unrealistic, but the effect on eyesight fully understood.
Visual apparatus of the child is not perfect and quite rapidly. When the baby is looking at the real thing in action are certain eye muscles that allow it, so to speak, felt the subject.
On the television picture is different. Objects on the screen move, the child's eyes - no. He has no need to strain your muscles necessary, but pretty overreach others. Hence the abnormal development of the organs of vision, which in the future may lead to myopia, the other eye disorders.
The effect of any film is set in a compressed time. If the plot of a year has passed, the screen it may take a few minutes. If the hero runs on the road, it will reach its end in a few seconds. We, the adults, understand why it was done, because no one will be interesting to watch the unnecessary details in real time.
The child does not have the same sense of time as an adult, and as a result of frequent display capable of losing all sense of time. According to research scientists, subjective minute in children who spend a lot of time watching TV, lasts much longer than real.
The development of speech, the ability to communicate - the necessary skills to everyone. All of them in childhood. Child easier to perceive and remember what he saw than what I heard. The TV screen is dominated by visual images and pass all clear even without the voiceover. It is clear that the book can not be compared with the effect.
And then parents wonder why their child wants to read, does not remember the story of the teacher in the classroom, does not communicate with their peers. Yes, he just is not interesting, he was not used to create their own images and analyze the situation. Yes, and it had most likely poorly developed, because unseparated looking at the TV, not the vocal apparatus natreniruesh.
Just difficult for him to make decisions, to make choices. One must have these skills in order to successfully develop, and even just to survive. And here harmfulthe impact of television on child evident. Child, "bred" TV can not do it. He is simply no need to train, because in the movies provided everything goes according to the script, everything has been decided in advance.
If Movies revised quite a lot, it means that the child has in service with many models of behavior for all occasions .... However, selected and meaningful not them.
Another integral part of human life - food. People need to eat to live, food should be assimilated to a person was healthy and getting energy. A child watching TV much at risk to earn serious indigestion.
During space metabolism slows down significantly, but excited parts of the brain responsible for hunger. That is why, sitting in front of TV, even adult strive to catch a sandwich or something more than he can eat during transmission. That's where the chips and popcorn in movie theaters. And that's where the image of the immense fat, surrounded by boxes of pizza, do not reduce eyes from the screen of the same TV.
And even if the child something to eat during the cartoons, it will not bring a sense of satiety: the brain is occupied by another, namely, the perception of images, and he had no time to be distracted by something to pass the signal of saturation. So food can take a long time. Digestion meanwhile slowed because the body is in a state of complete rest, so the food is almost no chance of being fully digested and well assimilated.
After reading all this you'd thinkChildren and TV - The concept of incompatible and it is better to throw it in the trash or not buy at all. However, things are not so simple.
These examplesthe impact of television on child described for the cases when the child and the TV - inseparable couple, located opposite each other most of the day for many years. However, if a reasonable approach to the issue, the TV may not be so evil and modern civilization.
Is it possible for children to watch TV
Doctors and psychologists say that it is still possible. But it must comply with certain conditions, if you are, of course, seek to ensure that he grew up healthy and normal in every sense of the man.
First, of course, is to limit the review (for more detail, discuss later). Secondly, you need to choose wisely transmission. It is logical to exclude from the "menu" of horror movies, adult movies and programs, and children under 7 years do not look even news.
Cartoons and movies you need to choose a good quality with a smart, learning the plot. Therefore it is better to preview or to ask about the film to those familiar with the plot.
Psychologists are even inclined to recommend family viewing films intended for an adult audience more (of course, with your comments in the right places) than cassettes with cartoons that have no special meaning and value of learning, just wonderful rich color palette and perfect graphics.
Is it possible for children to watch TVWhen the TV show training? Not only possible, but necessary, and better the whole family. There are important arguments and analysis while watching, it is good to ask what the child understands, to explain something, listen to his point of view.
If you see together some sort of transfer, the meaning of which is ambiguous, need your comments. Take a simple example with advertising. The child must understand that not everything that claim "on TV" and it really is. Not necessarily explain specifically, you can simply comment out loud, to express their attitude to the child understood: if the thing shown in the advertisement, it does not mean that it is the best, and the rest "sucks".
This raises the following question:whether it is possible for children to watch TV one? Scientists say that watching children's cartoons without the presence of the TV adult years is quite acceptable to 3-4.
How many children watch TV
Doctors do not advise kids to attach the TV to 2, and even up to 3 years. Preschool children from 3 to 6 years old can be carried out at the screen about 20 minutes a day. Primary school children (from 6 to 11) will not hurt a 40-minute stay at the TV. Adolescents under 14 years old can not watch TV more than an hour a day. Young people under 18 years old is better to confine 2 hours.
Of course, the solution to the problemchild and TV lie on the shoulders of the parents, and that they make a choice to allow or not, how many children watch television. However, it should nevertheless be borne in mind that, according to scientists, the time that children spend watching television, is growing every year, and with it an indicator of a growing number of cases of health problems and the psyche of children, inadequate reactions and aggression in adolescents.
Therefore, it is logical to try to fill the world with your baby other interests to give him enough attention and love, to help him develop, communicating with real people, not with the drawn characters.
Alexander Panyutin
Women's magazine JustLady