Children nowadays watch significantly more television than those in the past, which reduces their activity levels accordingly. Why is this the case? What measures can you suggest to encourage higher levels of activüy among children? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.

Television

has become an integral feature of almost every household in the world

As a result

, children undoubtedly spend more

time

watching

television

than previous generations and less

time

being active. There are several reasons for

this

phenomenon and

also

a number of strategies to encourage children to be

more act

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more active

VC.

Firstly

, televisions have become much more accessible through

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the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

price

reduction.

Also

, interesting programmes which target children,

such

as cartoons, have increased in number and improved in quality, which attracts a greater number of

children

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child

viewers. Another reason for the increase in

television

viewing is related to the amount of

time

young people and children have these days. Often by the

time

they have studied a full day, they arc simply too tired to go outside and play or do sports.

However

, it is still vital that children spend enough

time

outdoors playing

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outdoors, playing

and being active. One approach which could be taken to motivate young children is to take the

time

to do fun outdoor activities with them,

such

as ice-skating or going to the beach for a swim. Running children’s outdoor fun groups and camps is another way to encourage young people to be active. As well as these, schools can run physical education classes as part of their curriculum to ensure the

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levels of activity are completed each day.

Finally

,

television

programmes can build awareness and ideas for physical activities into their shows. All in all, the reduction in the price of televisions together with high quality of children’s programmes and the

time

children have have contributed to the problem.

However

, as discussed above, there arc several initiatives which could help to combat the issue of increased

television

viewing and decreased physical activities in today’s children.