People have different views about whether watching television is educational or harmful for children. While there are some downsides to watching TV for children, I believe that children can learn a plethora of things by watching the right content on the television.
On the one hand, watching TV in excess can have detrimental effects on children. Firstly, watching television for long hours can make children physically feeble and it may affect their eyesight. Secondly, in today’s jet set age most of the families are nuclear and both of the parents are working, so it is possible for the children to get exposed to harmful / inappropriate content. For instance, there is adult content in every movie and sitcom nowadays and also film stars are seen drinking alcohol and doing drugs on television. This could have a detrimental effect on children.
On the other hand, watching TV can be beneficial for learning new things for the children, if they are allowed to watch for limited time and under the supervision of elders. I believe there are numerous channels such as Discovery, National Geographic and Animal Planet which telecast programmes that are educational and thus enhance a child’s cognitive skills. These types of channels broadcast episodes related to science in daily life, flora and fauna, and biodiversity. Children can learn a lot about nature by watching these on the television.
In conclusion, watching TV in excess can be detrimental for children, but I believe that it could be educational if seen if watched for a short amount of time under parental supervision.
People
have
different
views about whether watching television is educational or harmful for
children
. While there are
some
downsides to watching TV for
children
, I believe that
children
can learn a plethora of things by watching the right content on the television.
On the one hand, watching TV in excess can have detrimental effects on
children
.
Firstly
, watching television for long hours can
make
children
physically
feeble and it may affect their eyesight.
Secondly
, in
today
’s jet set age most of the families are nuclear and both of the parents are working,
so
it is possible for the
children
to
get
exposed to harmful / inappropriate content.
For instance
, there is adult content in every movie and sitcom nowadays and
also
film stars are
seen
drinking alcohol and doing drugs on television. This could have a detrimental effect on children.
On the other hand
, watching TV can be beneficial for learning new things for the
children
, if they are
allowed
to
watch
for limited time and under the supervision of elders. I believe there are numerous channels such as Discovery, National Geographic and Animal Planet which telecast
programmes
that are educational and
thus
enhance a child’s cognitive
skills
. These types of channels broadcast episodes related to science in daily life, flora and fauna, and biodiversity.
Children
can learn a lot about nature by watching these on the television.
In conclusion
, watching TV in excess can be detrimental for
children
,
but
I believe that it could be educational if
seen
if
watched
for a short amount of time under parental supervision.