Impact of TV on your child

Television has long been known as a mandatory "resident" of each household. Everyday life is unthinkable without the TV content, and some even go so far as to subordinate your schedule to that television. Odaslih addition, television is an integral part of the child's life. Once the children are growing up with children's educational programs and entertaining cartoons, like "Branka Checkers", "Open Window", "Kalimera" and similar, but today the situation is quite different.

Following the example of adults, children spend more time watching television. There may be even less instructive to see the content, but we can see movies, TV shows, commercials, music videos, mostly all the material intended for everyone except children.

Violent, sexual and marketing facilities have the greatest impact. Advertisements are often an integral part of children's programs, so you should not be surprised what your child is humming along with advertisements for soft drinks, snacks, milk, etc.., Because the advertisements of this kind usually released in between cartoons.Marketing agencies are well aware of what they do because children are most vulnerable consumers. Be sure it is not a coincidence that your child in a supermarket wants to buy "right there" chocolate, and not another.

When it comes to violent and sexual content, the result will be similar. How to imitate adults, children in the same way and mimic what they see on television. Social psychologist Albert Bandura's back in 1967th The research conducted in which preschool children with no behavioral problems, was exposed to a one-time viewing a completely unknown woman to fight in different ways so. Bobo doll. Once you have watched, the children were left in the same room with the same props and the Bobo doll, they behaved exactly like a woman - she was beaten and punched and kicked, beaten with a hammer on the head, throwing, etc.. The results showed the incredible power of modeling, that children will be aggressive as well as the model in a similar situation. The survey was repeated through the years and the results were always the same. If the child is strongly influenced by unknown model, it is difficult not to wonder what impact you have parents, brothers and sisters, and eventually television content that the child sees every day. Watching content dominated by aggressive behavior robs the child's sense of community, the children lose confidence, have more fear, and all this is reflected in the future. In addition, preschool children are not able to distinguish fiction from reality, which appear fears, nightmares, anxiety, bedtime, and similar difficulties. However, not all that bad even when the influence of television on children on Wednesday. Certain television facilities have a positive impact because through them children can affirm their experience, expand vocabulary, encourage the development of solidarity and friendship, and contribute to the awakening of interest in learning and encourage the development of imagination. Children through television enrich knowledge and encourage the adoption of new concepts.

However, as a parent to choose content appropriate age of your child, you can monitor what your child watches on television. Talk with your child about what they see and help him to better distinguish the real from the imagined content. Do not let your child unnecessarily leave hours in front of the TV screen when you have time to go together in the park, walking, visiting his friends alike.