I was busy doing my household
chores when I heard on television a report on the effects of watching cartoons
on children two years old and below; I decided that I share here in my blog the
reason why it is harmful for infants and toddler.
I know a lot of mothers and yayas
would tune in these young ones on television to quiet them down and do other
tasks that need their attention, but researches show that although it may give
you the rest you need from taking care of these children, making them watch too
much (I emphasize too much because a few minutes every now and then is
permissible specially if they watch those educational cartoons) cartoons is bad
for them.
The many images that they see on
television appear very confusing for children below two years old because their
young minds cannot comprehend all the things they see since most of the cartoon
scenes last for five to ten seconds. Their minds cannot discern yet what is
real and fiction.
Too much time watching television
for these young ones to keep them happy and quiet can be addictive for these
children. The more they watch cartoons, the more they want to watch. They
easily become withdrawn to the television set that they may come a time that
they will lose interest in playing which is the creative way for them to learn.
Children who are addictive to television become less creative according to
experts.
Many parents don’t choose the
type of cartoons they let their children watch. It may be cartoons but it
doesn’t mean that it does not contain violent scenes. If you take the time to watch cartoons on
television you will be surprise to find that some cartoons contain graphic
violent and other sensitive scenes not appropriate for children. Children
expose to this type of cartoons become aggressive and violent.
So if ever you let your young
ones watch cartoons it would be better if you can watch it with them so you can
screen the cartoons they watch and you can be sure that they don’t watch too
much.
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