How do we handle our children and the length of time they spend in front of the TV.
Most of us send our children off to watch cartoons, just so they can get off our necks and give us some space to do house chores, run some errands or just to have some "me time".
Is it a good idea? How long is ideal for them to spend in front of the TV. What should they watch? These are questions I have been asking myself.
While them watching TV can't be so bad, are all cartons good for our children. There are some educational children programmes but somehow a lot of children get bored by them easily and prefer the likes of doc mcstuffins, Sofia the first, miles from tomorrow, Jake and the Neverland pirates and a host of others like PJ masks(which I don't like).
Research has shown that:
* children under 2years old do not really understand cartoons they watch
*modern cartoons portray a lot of violence and children's exposure to these kinds may make them violent or make them feel the world is a scary place
*parents gradually begin to use cartoon as the easy way out to get their children off their hair. This can get the children addicted to tv
*children who watch too much cartoon (more than 4hours per day consistently) at an early age are at risk of obesity
This is why its imperative for us to monitor our children's screen time so they don't spend too much time watching TV and become couch potatoes.
There'll be subsequent posts on this topic. Watch out.
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