Television is ubiquitous these days; I have not come across single household where there is no TV. But is watching TV good for children? Well, I am a strong believer that anything done in moderation is good and same goes with children watching TV.
Firstly, with the omnipresence of TV, it is impossible to keep children away from it. Moreover, TV provides an efficient source of learning for children if right channels are watched. We generally are able to grasp and remember more things when we see and hear rather than read it and here is where TV is really useful. These days we have different channels focusing only on children like cartoons or more educational channels like animal planet, discovery channel etc. All these channels help in educating children in an effective manner. It is often seen when the children are really young around 1-2 years, they react to TV; whenever a song is being played, they start dancing, and they often listen to songs and starts singing. This definitely suggests that TV helps children in their development and make them active.
Admittedly, TV also has some negative impacts on children. Sometimes, they squander too much time in watching TV and watching wrong channels can also have a negative influence on them. Therefore it is of utmost importance that parents keep a close eye on their children. With the advent of technology, we now have televisions with child lock system in place, which could prevent children from watching irrelevant and adult channels. Parents should extol the importance of watching news channels to develop overall general knowledge of children. When I was growing up, my parents made sure that I watch the news for at least half an hour in a day. This really helped me in improving my General Knowledge and I gradually developed the interest in politics and also watching different debates and group discussions helped me improving my speaking skill and as a result, I won several prizes in debates and quizzes at school and college level.
In a nutshell, I think as every coin as two sides, so does television. Watching TV in moderation and under parents’ guidance is good for children entertainment and learning but it is important that parents keep a check on the channels that their children watch and the amount of time being spent on watching TV.
Television is ubiquitous these days; I have not
come
across single household where there is no TV.
But
is watching TV
good
for
children
? Well, I am a strong believer that anything done in moderation is
good
and same goes with
children
watching TV.
Firstly
, with the omnipresence of TV, it is impossible to
keep
children
away from it.
Moreover
, TV provides an efficient source of learning for
children
if right
channels
are
watched
. We
generally
are able to grasp and remember more things when we
see
and hear
rather
than read it and here is where TV is
really
useful. These days we have
different
channels
focusing
only
on
children
like cartoons or more educational
channels
like animal planet, discovery
channel
etc. All these
channels
help
in educating
children
in an effective manner
. It is
often
seen
when the
children
are
really
young around 1-2 years, they react to TV; whenever a song is
being played
, they
start
dancing, and they
often
listen to songs and
starts
singing. This definitely suggests that TV
helps
children
in their development and
make
them active.
Admittedly
, TV
also
has
some
negative
impacts on
children
.
Sometimes
, they squander too much time in watching TV and watching
wrong
channels
can
also
have a
negative
influence on them.
Therefore
it is of utmost importance that
parents
keep
a close eye on their
children
. With the advent of technology, we
now
have televisions with child lock system in place, which could
prevent
children
from watching irrelevant and adult
channels
.
Parents
should extol the importance of watching news
channels
to develop
overall
general knowledge of
children
. When I was growing up, my
parents
made sure that I
watch
the news for at least half an hour in a day. This
really
helped
me in improving my General Knowledge and I
gradually
developed the interest in politics and
also
watching
different
debates and group discussions
helped
me
improving
my speaking
skill
and
as a result
, I won several prizes in debates and quizzes at school and college level.
In a nutshell, I
think
as every coin as two sides,
so
does television. Watching TV in moderation and under
parents’
guidance is
good
for
children
entertainment and learning
but
it is
important
that
parents
keep
a
check
on the
channels
that their
children
watch
and the amount of time
being spent
on watching TV.