WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CROS FOR CHILDREN OF WATCHING TELEEVISION?

Nowadays, a lot of children spend hours in front of the television. For many people, especially
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parents,
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cartoons and other contents attract the little ones and it is
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inofensive
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inoffensive
activity.
However
, there are some
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advantages
and disadvantages which should be
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considered
before allowing
this
kind of entertainment. In
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essay, I will discuss some reasons why television is so popular and the risks of
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childhood.
To begin
with, a positive point of watching
TV
is that many products are developed in order to teach good manners and some values to children in
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enjoyable way. What I mean by
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the language and it allows the message to be delivered.
This
could support an educational process.
Secondly
,
TV
introduces technology to
this
audience.
This
knowledge is the first step to
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other devices late.
For example
, a child who
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watches
TV
shows and interacts with screens will understand better the use of
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or mobile phone because it is part of his life. Turning to the other side of the argument, television programs can show contents which parents do not agree with. In other
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, many
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a child
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his behaviour in a bad way. Another issue is that as more time a student
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attention
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TV
as more his feeling of study will be reduced.
That is
to say, the first makes you relaxed and the other requires a high level of concentration and a kid is not mature enough to
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it. All
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things considered, watching
TV
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parents need to weigh up the positive contents and technological
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background
and the negatives of lack of control of information and reduction of attention. Personally, I believe the benefits to the
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growth eventually outweigh any drawbacks.
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