The TV is an item available in almost every family and associated with the common moments of the whole family. And TV also has many influences on a child's development. How should parents let their children watch TV?
Actually, the fact that children watch TV is not all bad, it has a good side. This is also a form of entertainment, relaxation and on the other hand, educational programs, programs on nature, animals, history, science ... are completely useful, can help children have the opportunity to learn, learn and expand their understanding.
Therefore, parents, instead of forbidding their children to watch, just pay attention and pay attention to the time they watch TV and instruct them how to watch TV to avoid the negative effects of TV on the development and health. baby's.
Program content
Parents should pay attention to the programs they watch for appropriate directions. Do not show children programs that are not age appropriate or contain a lot of violence, movies, and comedies that are not for their age.
If they regularly watch violent behaviors, children also tend to be impulsive, using violence with their friends, brothers or sisters ... just like the pictures often seen.
Watching TV the night before bed puts children at risk for problems with sleep.
Watch time
Watching TV at night right before going to bed can affect a child's sleep quality (may make it difficult for children to sleep, sleep a lot, have nightmares….). According to scientists, the reason is that the child's brain works in such a way: if before going to bed, the programs, activities, images of the day will be reminiscent of the child, the activities and images will be played. Coming closer to the time your baby sleeps will have a stronger impact.
In addition, watching TV right next to sleep time not only does not help children create a necessary stepping stone for the brain to transition to sleep, but on the contrary it also stimulates the brain to work and receive more, making it difficult for the baby. go to sleep or not sleep well.
Duration of view
Children should only watch TV for up to 1 - 2 hours per day. Many parents find that when they watch TV, they do not fuss or disturb their children to watch TV comfortably, or when they insist on watching TV, they should let their children watch TV freely without knowing. That, if you watch more than this time, according to the research of scientists, TV can affect your ability to focus as well as the risk of diseases of vision, hearing, obesity, and receptivity. active, lazy, no social communication….
Other notes
Find out if there are interesting, appropriate, educational programs that are appropriate for the child's age. Parents should also sit and watch and guide, answer the child's questions, both watching and pointing out what actions are good, bad, should or should not ... it is also one of the forms of education and to control the negative effects of TV on children's development.
Guide posture, sitting distance to watch TV to limit the effects on hearing as well as eyesight. Children should not be allowed to eat while watching TV while they can cause digestive disorders, distract children, and passively eat (when they only eat when the TV is turned on, and the TV is turned off, the child will not eat).
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