Studies suggested that nowadays children watch much more television than they did in the past and spend less time on active or creative things. What are the reasons? And what measures should be taken to encourage children to spend more time on active or creative things?

There has been a worrying

trend

that children watch an excessive amount of

television

and do not engage much in active or creative activities.

This

trend

can be ascribed to a number of reasons and it must be addressed by definite actions. Reasons for the

trend

vary. The primary reason is that children’s

television

programmes are being broadcast all day with addictive contents,

such

as vivid and colourful animations. Cartoon Network and Disney Channel with their all-day-long series of animation shows are an evident example of

this

. Another clear reason is that parents nowadays are busy with their work, so they want children to focus on an activity that does not require much of their attention

such

as watching

television

. These two reasons make children spend more

time

in front of the

television

screen;

this

sedentary lifestyle prevents them from participating in active or creative activities. A number of strong measures must be implemented to tackle the issue. The

first

solution is limiting the amount of

time

that a child can watch

television

.

This

could be done by activating the parental control mode and setting a fixed operating

time

limit on their

television

set. Another feasible solution is that parents must spend more

time

with their children and together they could engage in outdoor or creative activities.

For example

, parents could form a family

sport

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

support

team that practices on a regular basis, which may appeal to children more than

television

. To conclude, there are obvious reasons why children watch too much

television

and spend

little

Suggestion

less

time

on active and creative activities.

This

negative

trend

could be tackled by a number of remedies,

such

as activating the parental control mode on

television

sets.