Television and Children

Nowdays television has become one of the human needs. There are many programs that are served by television, such as science, entertainment, music, education, and many more. Television is designed to exchange the information, besides to gain the knowledge and it gives a chance to wander and see another country. Nonetheless Television brings negative effects to children, and it can give kind of influences to children. As we knew children are likely to imitate, because children can not filter which is good or not for them. Children are innocent, they just see and watch the programs for entertaining only. The most dengerous is when the children watch adult programs without parents monitoring. It will form the children's mind whereas the programs are not suitable for them. 

  Talking about children television programs, some providers provide programs for children, for example; Disney, Cartoon, Dora (Dora gives education programs and it is combined by playing). One study found that TV viewing between ages three and five it slightly helped reading scores. From result mentioned TV brings a good effect to develop children's mind in order to catch the knoweledge by visual aids. Of course it is benefit them, they absorb the knowledge by watching and listening. It is unnecessary to read.

  Television gives facility such as exchange the information faster. As we knew disaster might be happen every where, and in a quick time the credible sources can give information alive in a place where the incident happened. The news and current events can transfer easily. The fact tells that television can send information effectively.

  Anyhow, television gives negative effects, even more to the children. Some programs may influence the children's mind, violent are likely to be. As we can see the most insidious negative effects make the children lazy. They are less to interact with their society, just recieved the information without thinking. Kids who spen more time watching television (both with and without  parents and siblings present) spend less time interacting with family members. One of the contributions of this study recognize mixed effect (The American Academy of Pediatrict) and they take a "better-safe--than-sorry" stance on television for young children. They appeal "Don't do sorry".

  In this case parents must be aware to see how television brings many negative sides rather positives. Children can not break which is fantacy and which is the truth. When the children see the violence, they figure what they see and more vulnerable they will have rude behavior within their action. For example, one of the most disturbing program television which shows harshness is "Smack Down", the children imitate the movement like to kick, to bite, or to punch. Even they think it is just a joke but actually when they act, it can cause the the fatality to those who become the object. 

  In essence, we know that television can influence bad behavior easier rather to absorb the goodness. Most Programs televison are served without sensore. The providers think about the benefit and profit only. They are lack of attention in order to select the programs. As long as the program can prize well, they will present the programs. Of course it is inimical and will destroy children's growth, starting from brain, behavior and health. Right now parents have to be more aware in term to save their children from invisible harshness. The best way to avoid television is to persuade and to change the activities which give the advantages like reading books, playing outside. By reading, the children will use their brain fully and by playing the children will interact with the society as well. They can learn from the fact and they will gain good experiences directly.