The television is a remarkable technological advancement which has become a part of our daily lives. Children, as well as, adults watch TV for various reasons. It has various effects on children especially as a result of their young minds which can easily be influenced by what they see. Watching television has its pros and cons but I believe its advantages outweigh its disadvantages for reasons which I am going to mention below.
Firstly, TV has become a very important educational tool for children. For example, educational programmes such as Sesame Street, Barney and friends etc. program have been an integral part of my childhood and helped me in numerous ways to improve my English vocabulary, understanding of some simple arithmetic and a lot of other things of educational importance. Secondly, the television helps children to know more about the world around them. For instance, certain programmes are aired about geography, history, animals and a lot of other important things. This helps the child to know about the differences between continents, the weather variations across countries and other important worldly affairs.
It was through television that I first knew about time differences across the globe and its correlation with latitude. In addition, TV helps to improve bonding within the family. This happens when the whole family sit in the living room to enjoy a nice family programme such as family movies or current affairs programme such as ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’.
In conclusion, the television remains an important tool in a person’s childhood. Nonetheless, parents have to ensure children watch the right programmes and do no spend an awful lot of time watching TV at the detriment of other important things the child needs to do.
The
television
is a remarkable technological advancement which has become a part of our daily
lives
.
Children
,
as well
as, adults
watch
TV for various reasons. It has various effects on
children
especially
as a result
of their young minds which can
easily
be influenced
by what they
see
. Watching
television
has its pros and cons
but
I believe its advantages outweigh its disadvantages for reasons which I am going to mention below.
Firstly
, TV has become a
very
important
educational tool for
children
.
For example
, educational
programmes
such as Sesame Street, Barney and friends etc. program have been an integral part of my childhood and
helped
me in numerous ways to
improve
my English vocabulary, understanding of
some
simple arithmetic and
a lot of
other
things of educational importance.
Secondly
, the
television
helps
children
to know more about the world around them.
For instance
, certain
programmes
are aired
about geography, history, animals and
a lot of
other
important
things. This
helps
the child to know about the differences between continents, the weather variations across countries and
other
important
worldly affairs.
It was through
television
that I
first
knew about time differences across the globe and its correlation with latitude.
In addition
, TV
helps
to
improve
bonding within the
family
. This happens when the whole
family
sit in the living room to enjoy a nice
family
programme
such as
family
movies or
current
affairs
programme
such as ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’.
In conclusion
, the
television
remains an
important
tool in a person’s childhood. Nonetheless, parents
have to
ensure
children
watch
the right
programmes
and do no spend an awful lot of time watching TV at the detriment of
other
important
things the child needs to do.
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