If your baby is only 2 years old, you should not let him watch TV at this age, because watching TV at this age will only harm your baby. For older babies, spending 1 to 2 hours a day watching TV is something you can reconsider
Watching the screen for too long is the cause of the rapid loss of vision in the baby. In addition, sitting for hours in front of the TV screen will affect your intelligence because when you watch TV, your baby only accepts everything passively. Babies will become indifferent to people and objects around them and only interested in those small screens. Moreover, sitting and not being active like that will make your baby face the risk of obesity.
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However, these are just the harmful effects of "watching too much TV ". If you know how to pay attention and pay attention to TV time and teach your baby how to watch TV properly, your baby's TV viewing is not as bad as you think. In fact, watching TV is also a form of relaxation and entertainment for your baby. On the other hand, interesting and useful information in TV programs also helps children to broaden understanding, giving them opportunities to learn, learn and discover more about the world around them.
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Do not leave television in the baby's room
Notes on showing children TV
- Do not watch TV while eating: Family meals are not the time when the whole family gather in front of the TV screen, but is the time when all members gather and talk. This is a place to develop valuable lessons about life and a bonding love.
- Try to schedule to watch TV on time every day: Set a specific time to let your baby know what to wait and know that he cannot watch TV all the time. This can alleviate the controversy when turning on / off the TV.
- You can watch TV with your baby to chat with your child about what you are watching: At this age, your baby will need to be explained that the content of the movie or commercial is sometimes not real.
- Choose the right content for your baby: Should choose educational programs or entertainment programs suitable for your child's age. Do not let your baby see pictures and sounds that are a bit scary or ghostly. It can scare your baby.
- Limit TV viewing time: You should only let your child watch TV for 1 to 2 hours a day or you limit the programs your baby is allowed to watch and the baby will have to turn off the TV when the program has just ended. You should also not leave the TV in the baby's room, because it is very difficult to control the amount of time your baby watches TV.
- Do not watch TV before going to bed: Watching TV at night right before going to bed can affect the quality of a child's sleep, it can make it difficult for children to fall asleep , sleep a lot, have nightmares…. because children tend to reminisce about activities that take place during the day. The more activities and images take place, the closer it is to sleeping time, the stronger the impact.
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