In this essay I will be talking about how children are affected by television. Although many parents these days do not want their children to watch television, there are a lot of educational shows available today. Many parents may not want their children to watch modern television, and I would have to tell those parents that there are some shows out there these days that are very educational and they are aimed towards the young. Watching the educational cartoons can be very helpful for a child’s mind. There can be positive results emotionally, physically, and psychologically.
How can Advertising affect our children? “ Marketing cause strifes at exactly the most powerless age for kids to be in strife”-John Condry. In these days Television marketing has become a part of young people day-t-day lives, which can affect children. Because they are simply impacted by advertisements which substance unconsciously or consciously influence the family’s make a purchase behavior; because of kids requesting for the items seen broadcast on Television. Children can recognize many brands of logos that can impact them and with trademark loyalty effect starting at the age two (McNeal, 1992).
The author not only discussed the shortcomings of the research article, but she made valid points as to how the research was meaningful and significant. The impact of the article leaves readers with the sense that there needs to be a change in what our children are watching. The research study proved that even in as little as nine minutes children’s overall cognitive functioning decreases when watching fast paced shows. By watching these fast paced shows (compared to drawing or educational programs) children are being primed to be A.D.H.D like impulsive and are not being able to control their attention spans, solve problems, or handle delay of gratification and working memory dilemmas. From the results and the article, parents should be aware of the consequences that these fast paced programs may have on their
For example, One can watch a one hour history program and be interested in what is being said where as most people would not make it to page five of a history book. Although watching Television may be more fun and entertaining, In Johnson’s article Why Games Are Good For You, he talks about how effective media have become in educating children but at the same time these methods of teaching are causing children to lack cognitive skills, causing a deficiency in concentration skills, the ability to pay attention, as
He believed that television has an impact on children because of what’s in it. The medium he spoke of pulls people into the box of the new age focus and types of living, many times stirring our attention from something to nothing by involving more senses. To Mr. McLuhan, print only involved one sense, the visual. It only kept our attention in one way which was in small bits. “It enabled Western man to specialize and to mechanize, but it also led, he said, to ''alienation from their other senses.” This single handedly shows why our medium is evolving.
Age is an important factor for understanding pro-social behaviour. McKenna et al conducted a study where children watched an episode of the Power Rangers. However, McKenna found that only children who were aged 8 to 10 could actually understand what the moral message behind the programme was. He found that the younger children focused a lot more on the fighting in the programme as it was easier for them to understand and take on board. Rice also conducted an experiment and found that parental mediation enhanced children’s learning from watching Sesame Street.
So goes the sayings “the key to life is moderation”, “variety is the spice of life”. A great deal is known about children and television, because there have been thousands of studies on the subject. Researchers have studied how TV affects kids' sleep, weight, grades, behavior, and more. It’s worth looking at what the research says when deciding how to manage television in your family. We do know that time spent watching TV replaces time spent interacting with caregivers and other children.
Second, was to limit commercial advertisements during children programs to 10 minutes in an hour during the weekends and 12.5 minutes during the weekday programs (Calvert and Wilson, 2008, p. 455). Congress finds that television can assist children to learn important information, skills, values, and behavior, while entertaining them. I argue that there is no clear definition of what constitutes ‘educational’ programming under the Children’s Television Act of 1990 therefore being problematic for television programs enhancing a child’s life. Also that Congress and parents both need to be involved in what our children are viewing and work together for a better solution. BACKGROUND Educational and informational programming for children’s television became an issue that started in the 1950’s.
I am interested in doing more research on this subject to find out why today’s kids have such bad behavior problems. It seems that the influences today have shaped our children into believing things that just simply aren’t true. The economy changing, gaming industries becoming stronger influences as well as the media and technology advancing may contribute to this bad behavior. I grew up with a mother who stayed at home taking care of me and my sister, keeping the house clean and organized and being the caregiver while my dad was the one who worked and brought in money. I was raised with manners to say “please”, “thank you”, to always say “no ma'am or no sir”.
English Composition I April 1, 2013 Are Certain TV Shows Bad For A Young Child? Kids learn just about anything from what they see on TV. They watch educational shows like Sesame Street, Beakman’s World, etc. Shows like these have great educational tools that they teach kids so they can grow up with knowing what’s wrong and what’s right. But if a kid is left alone or unsupervised they could watch shows that encourage them to act differently than usual.