This cartoon also utilizes the children to count and remember things in interact with it. In today’s society there are both educational cartoons and educational programs that are now widely available on television for children. These differ from other programs on television today because there are strict guidelines for learning. While there are many different ways for children to learn and the television can become another resourceful tool for everyone to utilize. Some parents do not realize that when they are allowing their children to sit down and watch television for hours on end that there could be a show that is educational and will help to fill the child’s mind with knowledge and not pollution.
Vulgar language routinely appears in programs and movies which is accessible to youth. It is realistic and believable to younger youth which can lead them to aggressiveness. As with our American youth viewing these ideas, these images are imposed on the viewers, especially the younger generation. There is a huge amount of younger children that sit and watch television for many hours. In doing that it will handicap their brains.
The plot begins with a very traditionally: “Once upon a time,” being such a vague setting of time and place most children would be able to follow the plot. Anstey (2002, pp. 445-457) reported “All texts are consciously constructed and have particular social, cultural, political, and economic purposes” In the narrative ‘Baby Boomsticks’ the author has written for a universal audience, both boys and girls of all cultural backgrounds, ethnicity and environmental surroundings. The economic purpose of Margaret Wilds literature is to be entertaining, with an underlying theme portraying a gentle message to her reader to be tolerant and accepting of differences in others (Wild, 2003). Wild`s book has a didactic purpose to celebrate differences and in doing so addresses bullying in the current society.
It increases their aggressiveness and behavior; moreover, it makes them want to see more violence in T.V and in real life. Young children cannot tell the difference between truth and fantasy, they think that whatever is shown on T.V has to be real. Nowadays, children think of violence as a way to get around their problems-imitating television. If T.V shows that violence is ‘’cool’’, then it has to be cool, at least according to them. Whenever a cartoon character is hurt really badly and some times even killed, they return back the next day absolutely fine.
Children can recognize many brands of logos that can impact them and with trademark loyalty effect starting at the age two (McNeal, 1992). Also, children who watch Television very much, want more toys that seen in TV advertisements and eat more food that seen in the advertisement. Kids today have more autonomy and decision-making power within the family than in previous generations, so it follows that kids are vocal about what they want their parents to buy. Pester power refers to kid’s power to nag their parents into purchasing items they may not otherwise buy. Marketing to children is all about creating pester power because advertisers know what a powerful force it can be.
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.
Although children aren’t familiar with the hero’s journey, they have seen other films that have fit this formula which makes it easier for them to follow. The filmmakers introduce a world with living toys and are able to introduce a relatively easy-to-follow societal structure. Each child has their own society of toys and the one he deems to be his favorite is the one who is in charge of them all. The only resource the toys need is the attention and love from the child. Otherwise there is a risk of being forgotten and eventually lost or given away.
(Most) parents take great care in what these sprouting sponges soak up, so they watch their children’s favorite shows with a hawk eye; however, the gaps in between the show fall through the cracks of inspection. When the scope of your interest are widened, curious motifs appear in these “children commercials.” Although gender roles are promoted in most girl commercials, telling them to aspire to be wives, mothers, and homemakers, what is more disturbing is the constant theme of violence in commercials targeted towards boys aged 5-15.take for instance the Blasterpro commercial, like most Supersoaker commercials that plague cartoon network, is more similar to a scene from Bourne Identity than a toy commercial. It is a barrage of cut scenes showing kids getting blasted off their feet while metal guitar solos are going off in the background. While older adult commercials (especially during a football game or UFC event) can be violent, it is the frequency at which they happen on kids cannels, that raises concern. These commercials beg important questions about why this is the chosen strategy towards young boys.
Even if children are aware of the difference between reality and television images; their brain works differently. The eyes are the instrument that captures images and sends the information to the brain for processing. The brain receives the image and generates the same activity whether it is a television image and a real event. In the article “Exposure of US Adolescent to Extremely Violent Movies” explain how the brain does not differentiate between an image and a real event. “Brain-imaging studies have suggested that a child’s brain does not distinguish between real acts of violence and viewing media violence” (p. 1) “Even if children on a conscious level, report knowing the difference between entertainment violence and real violence, their brains respond as if they were being exposed to a real threat” (p.2).
Recent survey shows that there is approximately 53 percents housewives claim that they are very fond of television films and spend a great deal of time watching it, especially when preparing meals. Those surveyed later added that they feel really relaxed to watch television while doing household chores. TV program makers, of course, cannot ignore children’s needs. Cartoon is nothing but the most favorable program of children. Cartoon has its “magic ability” to glue almost every child to the screen.