do you think watching too much television is bad for children?

Question

do you think watching too much television is bad for children?

Answer 1

What is 'too much'? One person's 'too much' might be one hour a day - another's might be five hours a day. You have to be led by your child - and, to a certain extent, yourself. We all know that we have days where we ourselves need to allow children to have the T.V. more than others - and yes, we might feel guilty about it - but it doesn't make us bad parents. It is better to have a parent who is less stressed than a parent who is stressed and not really engaging in quality time with their child. However, that does not mean that I think it is a good idea to let a child vegetate in front of the T.V.. I allow my little boy to choose three programmes a day. He then acts as though it is a treat and a privilege - and it becomes a good tool to encourage good behaviour. He is at risk of losing this privilege if he misbehaves. We shouldn't demonise TV though. I think it is a fantastic learning tool - even when children are very little. It encourages children to learn about narratives - think about the skills it might take for a small child to follow the story line of an advert - and these skills can be exploited by parents - in reading stories etc. to their children. They learn about beginnings- middles - endings. It's great! The thing about TV is that it's the way that we as parents think about it and use it - if your kid watches a lot of TV - then watch it with them and talk about it. If you feel guilty about letting your kids watch telly while you get dinner on or tidy up - then don't!

Answer 2

It's clear from the wording in your question that this is a subject close to your heart "too much"!



I would say so - I have a 6-year old boy and a 2 year old girl, neither of whom sit watching TV all day long - my son goes to school full-time, and is allowed to watch a couple of his favourite progs when he gets in from school, while his tea is being made - my daughter watches a couple of kiddies programmes on occasion, but she and her mum tend to be out and about socialising all day, every day, interacting with a wide range of other people and children of all ages- she is now a very outgoing, confident little girl who will always initiate a "conversation" with new people (she's only 2, so isn't especially fluent just yet), with much enthusiasm & gusto. My boy was the same at that age, and now mixes very well with both old friends and new acquaitences.



We always do something "outdoors" over the weekend, whether that's taking the horses out for a hack, or me and the boy going fishing or building "camps" in the fields.



There's always something more beneficial to be doing than just watching the telly day-in, day-out. Children should be encouraged to appreciate the wider environment from an early age.



I guess that we're lucky, living in the lovely English countryside instead of a grim inner-city housing estate- there's always somewhere we can go!

Answer 3

Too much of anything is bad.

Television is a tool It's HOW you use it that matters. It's not a baby sitter, but it can be stimulating and useful in various ways. I always try to watch with my son and talk about the programme that way you can be sure of the content and reinforce the educational aspects. There is also a place for entertainment and much is learned through fiction. Dramas can allow children to explore ideas and emotions in a 'safe' way. with older children it can open up the conversation on more sensitive topics like sex or drugs. Of course this does take time on the parents part but children need time. If you haven't time to watch with them its often better to steer them into other activies. I'm personally very doubtful about TV for the under 3s and we also have the rule that if the TV is on we sit down and watch it There is a danger that it can become a background noise which the children just stop noticing. This makes it more likely that they won't be ready to listen and concentrate in other situations too.

Answer 4

Television is a tool It's HOW you use it that matters. It's not a baby sitter, but it can be stimulating and useful in various ways. I always try to watch with my son and talk about the programme that way you can be sure of the content and reinforce the educational aspects. There is also a place for entertainment and much is learned through fiction. Dramas can allow children to explore ideas and emotions in a 'safe' way. with older children it can open up the conversation on more sensitive topics like sex or drugs. Of course this does take time on the parents part but children need time. If you haven't time to watch with them its often better to steer them into other activies. I'm personally very doubtful about TV for the under 3s and we also have the rule that if the TV is on we sit down and watch it There is a danger that it can become a background noise which the children just stop noticing. This makes it more likely that they won't be ready to listen and concentrate in other situations too.

Answer 5

Watching television per se is not bad for children. Some of the people I know who have incredible general knowledge or specialised interests are avid television watchers. However it is really important that children learn other skills too. Communication and conversation for example (screaming insults at the ref on tv doesn't count). Also time to be creative/reflective/inventive. Which means downtime when they are bored enough to find out something interesting to do by themselves. These are all vital life skills. In our house we have a no screens (ie tv and computers) rule between 10 & 5 during the day during school holidays. (and none of my teenagers are up before 10!). Also I don't like it when they try to entertain their friends by just sitting watching the tv. However I do think you can get too strict - everyone has a right to enjoy a little leisure time when they can do whatever they like (...within reason!)

Answer 6

There are alot of tutorial television programming.... My youngsters watch some, perhaps more beneficial then some would enable, yet they actually have busy lives, they want down time too. They play out doorways alot, continually in the pool, get solid grades, and do their chores, So i see no longer some thing incorrect with some hours of television an afternoon, My youngsters watch more beneficial television in the course of the summer then in the course of the school 3 hundred and sixty 5 days because they basically dont have time.... My youngsters are 15 and six, and ar enthusiastic about lots of activities. Why no longer enable a newborn be a newborn !!! Saturday is continually their day to chosen what to do, in the adventure that they chosen to observe television ok, yet lots of the time they basically look ahead to slightly. they are outside through the pool atleast 4 hours an afternoon, and driving motorcycles for yet another 2 atleast. They both have television's of their rooms, my son activates MTV at the same time as he cleans his room thats oftentimes they in trouble-free terms time his is on, till he had important surgical operation and couldnt flow for 3 weeks, then he watched alot, now he's ill of television . My 6 year previous daughter watches it very little or no. They perfer the livingroom. from time to time in case you dont make a huge deal of it neither will they. i imagine its a crock for a mom and father no longer to enable the newborn watch television yet they sit down on the computer 0.5 the day..... If the newborn doesnt want to observe newborn shows, why do the mummy and father want to be on a pc? on the church issue..... no longer all mom and father chosen to take their children, it is type of their decision to make. in case you interfer too a lot the daughter in regulation will resent you and could limit you from the children im particular that isnt what you want....

Answer 7

I think that 20mins of tv 3 times a day is enough for a small child with the exception of a dvd once a week as a treat/ Young children need to develop and learnt new things and so putting them infront of the tv all the time wont achieve that. Kids need fresh air and varied activities such as painting, drawing, baking and playing in the park and with friends. Visits to the farm and the pond to feed the ducks are all great activities. In the summer picnics also go down well and are good for all the family.

Answer 8

Watching too much television by themselves is not good. But depending on the age of the child they sometimes only have a short attention span anyway.

If you watch tv with your child and enjoy their programs with them then they learn what sort of things are good for them and not. When my son was small the highlight of our day was watching Sesame Street and joining in with everything they would do. Chlldren often will take themselves away from the set to do something else, they are not as stupid as some like to make out. But I have seen some parents shouting at their kids to watch tv and not bother them, we are the carers and we need to look out for them this is when the problems start.

Given constructive information and access to other things to do I dont believe the majority of children are spending too much time becoming couch potatoes.

Answer 9

Between the ages of 6 and 11, I probably watched 4 hours of TV a day. I honestly learned a lot from it, because we didnt have cable, and I watched educational stuff. Children under the age of 4 should have limited TV time, and it should only be educational and healthy stuff. But honestly, I think I turned out all right. I was always 2 or 3 grades ahead in my studies, and with only a highschool education, my IQ is that of a PhD graduate. Not trying to brag, just trying to prove that couch potato kids can turn out ok, lol.

Answer 10

Watching TV is not the best because at younger ages kids or teen don't know what is good for them to watch and sadly the bad things has more attraction that good ones.

Excess of every thing is bad. there are different aspect of development of personality like Mental, physical and life skills. The third one has the most important. the this comes partly from the earlier two. Watching too much TV and not much of physical activity and interaction with others is not good for learning life skills the most important.



Hope this will answer your question

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Answer 11

It depends on what context they watch it in.

I myself watched perhaps 2 hours a day as a kid and that was about enough. As a teenager I watched about 4-5 hours most days and in retrospect that was too much TV. Now I watch around one hour per week (because so few shows are worth watching these days).

Anyway what I think is that a kid should watch TV together with his/her parents. If the parent wants to fob the kid off with TV because they don't want to spend time with the kid then this is bad parenting. The TV is no substitute for spending time with parents but can be an entertaining thing for a family to enjoy together.

Being alone with a TV for hours at a time is bad for kids because it limits their contact with their family and will stop them developing interactive skills with real people. If kids watch a show with their parents and discuss it afterwards then they will learn from it and enjoy the show more.

Also by watching TV with the kids then you know they are watching suitable shows and not shows with bad language and gun fights.



Anyway that is what I think about TV and kids.

Answer 12

"Too much television can negatively affect early brain development. This is especially true at younger ages, when learning to talk and play with others is so important. "



"Until more research is done about the effects of TV on very young children, the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics (AAP) does not recommend television for children age 2 or younger."



"children older than 2 should watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality programming."



"But despite its advantages, too much television can be detrimental:

Research has shown that children who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight.

Kids who view violent events, such as a kidnapping or murder, are also more likely to believe that the world is scary and that something bad will happen to them.

Research also indicates that TV consistently reinforces gender-role and racial stereotypes. "



"Can TV scare or traumatize kids?

Yes. Children can come to view the world as a mean and scary place when they take violence and other disturbing themes on TV to be accurate in real life. "



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Answer 13

I think it depends on the type of shows.

I'm not a parent, but I have several nieces and nephews, so I have opportunities to see both sides.

Certainly, I don't think a child should be left alone to channel surf and watch whatever catches their eye. But some TV shows are geared toward education. I have a preschool aged niece that watches a lot of Sesame Street type stuff and The Discovery Channel, constantly I am astounded by how much information she has stock piled in her tiny head.

Again I'm not a parent, I have no PhD, I only know what I see.

Answer 14

I like your belief, I work in a Nursery class (pre-school age) and I find that some children find it difficult to concentrate which could be caused by watching too much television. On the other hand other factors need to be taken into account.

Although some children use computers a lot as well.

I do not think it is right for a young child to have a television in their bedroom. I believe that it is better that children have an allocated slot to watch television and find other activities to do. When I was a child my brother and I used to play games and have fun with things we found around our house. I strongly feel that imaginative play is very important. Some parents or carers feel that in today's society children need to be protected from bad influences so allowing their child or children to watch television is a safe activity. Although some parents do not have much money to provide entertainment for their children.

I have younger siblings who are in their mid to late teens, who do a wide range of activites outside of school and they do not watch television. One of my siblings said recently he does not mind not watching television.

I hope the articles are of use for reference.

Answer 15

Children need to live in the real world and television isnt that. We had no TV for 6 years while the kids were small and instead played with them and took them on walks or they played together in the garden.

When I was small TV was only on at certain parts of the day and we were not bored. If you want sociable kids they must learn to interact, when it is their turn to speak in a conversation, wether their words are understandable ,how to actually play with others.

When they are older it is still important for them to be in the real world. Its too easy to wish you had what the TV families have or to see TV lives as exciting and adventurous while their own seem mundane.

Answer 16

Yes i do i believe it effects creativity and memory children need to interact with others and use there imagination in games to develop. TV in the main is one way and is propagandist and has a hypnotic effect i should know i was addicted as a child and even now my short term memory is weak . And a lot of programmes are now amoral like certain reality shows would not want my children watching them but some parents let there's exposing them to all sorts of behaviour and language . I think we should limit exposure or buy DVDS of suitable shows and encourage play and of course reading .

Answer 17

I think that the answer is in your question, that is 'too much'.

Some TV is fine, there are many very educational programmes on TV. The too much comes in when a person puts the child in front of the TV so that they don't have to spend their time with the child, going for walks, playing and communicating. If the TV becomes a parent you do have to worry.

Answer 18

Yes I do. children should be more active and read books more than TV. Some Programmes can be educational such as Blue Peter, but too many cartoons are a waste of time. I also don't believe in children having their own TV in the bedroom. I know we have a watershed at 9, but thats a usual time for children to go to bed, and you can't control what they watch in their bedroom.

Answer 19

I don't think its the amount thats the problem if its not on all the time, its what they watch.

If they're watching something they're not really interested in 'because theres nothing else on', theres a problem! They need to learn where the off switch is and discriminate between what they really want to watch and whats just on.

As long as they have other interests and mates I don't see tv as a problem.

I taught my lad the difference between news, documentary, cartoons and play acting when he was little and was amazed at how good he was at telling the difference, even when he was tiny and watching Sesame Street.

They can learn to use their own judgement if they're given the chance.

Answer 20

In the sense of not doing other things like general socialising inc being a bit naughty yes.





Problem is anything good to do cost money or needs transport or may not be availaible.





ie if you live near a beach fine, once you have a surfboard.





But in a city tv is better then hanging out on gang run streets.





Also helps to get fit and confident say learning a electic guitar that can help get girls later in life, martial arts, dancing etc.





And later to put it bluntly...





Having a girl/boy friend is a lot better then porn simply as you cant cuddle porn or feel close or interact etc.





Ie needs people time, real people time as well as TV.





But not simply reading or hanging on streetsd... Needs to be something quality

Answer 21

Personally i think it's very bad for children, along with game consoles, including PSP, Game Boys and so on. I wouldn't let any child of mine stay on the computer for long periods of time either, although i do have one particular friend whose five year old son is constantly watching TV, Playing on his PSP and playing games on the internet. I'm not saying that children should be banned from these things at home, but i do think that some boundaries should be placed. I personally believe that these pseudo-reality games or whatever the hell they're called slow children down, as i've tried to explain to my friend whose son takes 5 minutes understanding what it is she's said to him - and he's mentally capable of understanding everything, it's just his activities at home which makes him seem mentally ill. I think children should have a few set days doing whatever it is they like to do and the rest doing what their parents would prefer them to do - including homework and household chores. A bit of discipline never hurt anyone. They should preferably be out riding their bikes and building tree houses during their play time!!

Answer 22

Watching too much television is never good. A good hour or two a day, maybe three if watching a movie is good enough. Besides, if there is something important coming up, you could just get Tivo, the best program ever, and just record things you would want to see. Playing memory games is extremely helpful and beneficial for their upcoming years at school. It increases their intelligence and memory capacity. If only my parents kept me off the television. Good luck!

Answer 23

Too much of anything is not a good thing. I personally believe that the TV is not a good thing in general and children should be limited in both time and content. As parents we have the responsibilty for what our children experience and I believe there is too much vicarious experience is to be had through the medium of television.

Answer 24

It's commonly known that too much TV is bad for anyone. Children need to be active and need to get fresh air and interaction with other children to aid in their development. As with anything, it is okay in moderation. You are right in allowing a set amount of time to watch the TV. To dis-allow it would mean your children are sure to insist on it more. Cartoons and educational programmes are good as they are fun and exciting to children and stimulate their brains and teach them new things without them even realising it.

Answer 25

Yes most def, esp children who are sitting infront of the telly all day. they dont grow up to fully develop not knwing wht is true or make belive,I think one of the reasons y parents feel tht its ok for their children to watch telly is obviously boredom and they also find tht childrens safety cos as the world is these days kids cant play safely outside either, so wht do the parents do?? simple give them more time play with them, take them to toy libraries, play gym, basically there is so much one can do with the children, surely having an early active life will benefit them when they become adults,

Answer 26

We 'gave up' television 6 months ago. Our lives have been transformed. Now, our (5 and 8 year old) children play together all the time, they don't have continual requests for things they see in ads, they don't constantly ask to watch television, their attention spans have increased 100 fold, they respond to questions, they don't rush their homework 'out of the way' and their brains aren't sucked out by a bright box in the corner. The kids willingly admit they don't miss it. It was win-win.

Answer 27

Allowing children to watch too much TV can have a detrimental effect upon their development when it comes to social interaction with other children. Under 5s should only ever watch TV with mother or father present and together.

Answer 28

watching too much television is bad for children.during this day tv

programme also see the entierment only no education thinks so no watching television now a day lot of children would like watching the tv that is the bad think for children future

Answer 29

Specifically, television detrains in-depth analysis by the brain, i.e. your child will unlearn the recognition of detail, bec. the picture is changed so rapidly. Give your kid a white page of paper and a pen, much better..





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Answer 30

As a teenager I used to watch tv all the time and I am not violent, stupid or defected in any other way. Now I don't even have tv and don't miss it, so I would say watching too much tv is just a phase in kids life, they will eventually grow out of it.

Answer 31

Yes yes yes! I am sure that is the reason why we have failed our younger generation. We have ALL allowed the TV to be the child minder, It keeps them quiet, sit them in front of a TV, watch their eyes glaze over, their jaws drop. Then wonder at what their actual interpretation is to things they see on that screen, think of the adverts, what do they understand as real and what is not? No wonder our kids do not know how to socialise these days. The stereotypical idiot parents, teachers displayed on TV, no wonder the kids begin to hate their authoritative figures.

Attitudes displayed on TV, are accepted as the norm.

I know this is somewhat of a generalisation, but I think its so, in the vast majority of cases.

Answer 32

No i don't as long as its not for hours and hours on end. It's important to break watching tv up with something else, just like going for a walk or having a kick about in the park. I would say spending too long on a computer would be a lot worse.

Answer 33

Yes I do, research has now shown that the average 6 year old has spent 1 year of their life watching TV. This is possibly due to the use of the TV as a babysitter.

Answer 34

Yes too much tv is bad for everyone, but especially children. children should be active and use their imagination, tv makes imagination redundant while viewing. Children who watch too much tv get less exercise than they need, and less social interaction. There is also the tendency to eat junk food rather than healthy food if it is available while watching. What is too much is a bit more difficult to define.

Answer 35

No i don't they can learn alot of things from watching the television, same as they are told not to go on the computer to much but every week without fail they come home with homework that they can only do on the Internet.

Answer 36

yes - a child needs to be active n sitting in front of a tv does not help. however, on the other side, there are some programmes on which can help a childs development so i would not say that watching some tv is bad for a child

Answer 37

it depends on what they are viewing. if it is of a high caliber and of good sound educational value then it cannot be that harmful.



however, 'too much' of anything is a bad thing, but where do you draw the line.....



It depends on the child, what they are watching, and what the parent/gaurdian feels is too much.



Personally a couple of hours a day should be plenty. After all they need sleep, food, hygiene, socialisation, exercise and other activities to be fit and healthy individuals.

Answer 38

TV is no substitute for a parent playing with the child and for the children to be outside playing with their friends. TV or the computer cannot teach young ones how to react with others. One of the reasons we have such a horrible lot of young people today

Answer 39

I think it is but with anything there are advantages and disadvantages. Advantage being, if children watch the correct programs they can learn alot from them, if they watch the wrong kind of programs then the opposite will happen, their attitude could be affected, they could pick up 'naughty' words, become lazy and ignorant, TV does more bad than it does good....

Answer 40

Watching television as a whole isn´t bad, watching too much is.



Television in todays society has become a technical child minder, easy to plop them in front of it whilst doing your own thing.



Children in todays society watch too much tv and play too many computer games. It is clearly evident that they have become to reliant on these forms of amusment when you watch them play outdoors. They seem to lack the inventiveness that we had at their ages.



Whilst i don´t condemn T.V watching, i think it should be in moderation and not as a keep you quiet appliance.

Answer 41

no and yes!

my son watches tv for 3 hrs a day as i work from home for this amount but he still goes to nursery(he is 2 1/2).

but as he is watching the telly he is leaning lots of things that i wish i could teach him,

suppose if you are letting the children watch telly for limited time and programmes for their age group then there is no problem.

its just a shame that many parents leave their kids in front of the telly all day as they either do not know what to do with them or they are lazy!!

Answer 42

There no such thing as too much TV,only too much bad TV.Children will actually get bored of watching TV after about 15 minutes and do something else.If they are not watching it switch it off.Make sure they watch good quality TV like Cebbies(?)



Cartoons are Very,Very bad

Answer 43

I think television is bad, as we are limited on as to how much educational information we can actually take in, in a sustaining way. It also teaches bad habits and behaviour, as there seems to be no regulation on moral content. Surely such a powerful medium, should have a greater sence of responsibility to the public

Answer 44

watching telly is definitely bad for you look at the results of continual barraging people with advertising, fat kid, lazy parents, ineffectual police force , you may say to yourself whats he on , but just think what the police force used to be like, effective and respected. Constant programs on about police in a negative light and political interference has eroded any real chance they have of being anything other than a pale reflection of what they used to be . look at profits that are fleeced from poor by supermarkets, again again advertising ,how many young wives or husbands can site down to a meal they have cooked themselves. We have lost the art of cooking, to many ready meals in microwave communicating by conversation simply because we don't interact or learn our kids to do so. Round the table at meal times was how we learned in infancy, so make your own mind up.

Answer 45

It's not only bad for children but adults as well and it could impair the eyesight. A good tip for kids watching is to turn down the brightness a little and lower the colour,and that should save their eyesight.

Answer 46

Yes, it is not healthy for children to watch too much TV. I mean, don't let them watch horror or action movies, they will copy it and then terrible things may occur. Just let them watch documentaries at National Geographic or Discovery, but skip the war and animal things, you know, especially when it's about their rituals, if you know what I mean. Really, they do make you smarter!

Answer 47

Watching tele can be educational for children. There are so many programs specially for children where they learn about animals ohhh lots of things. I wish we had tele when my kids were small. You have to limit their time of watching but i think they learn a lot more than playing games. There is a time and a place for everything most of things i learn about animals i have learned on tv.

Answer 48

In addition to other comments I consider it counter productive that the majority of children's drama programmes depict the lower end of society and it's obsession with low grade entertainment and sport. Hardly a good set of priorities when success at school and early maturity make for a stable and rewarding adulthood.

Answer 49

I'd say it depends on what TV they watch. Programmes like David Attenborough's Life on Earth have had a lasting affect on my life. OK sat there veg'ing out on Big Brother is just a waste of heartbeats, but there is a fair amount of quality output still that is very educational.

Answer 50

Too much of anything is bad, but TV I would consider one of the lesser evils. Also it depends on what you consider too much. Common sense is the key-some kids enjoy tv more and learn from it(that's why we should moniter what they watch) If a child loves tv show him learning programs, and remember to encourage outdoor play as well.

Answer 51

It's more about television content. So much violence and I wouldn't say swear words, but words I would rather not expect to be on a kids programme.



They could watch "The Magic School Bus" all day and they gain heaps of knowledge. But Sonic The Hedgehog ????????

Answer 52

Parents need to control the television, radio, games, bikes, nerf, toys, books, newspaper, magazine, and video games they purchase for the children. The parents can request from the city times to broadcast under 18 television and radio. But most children watch television, parents need to turn the television to 'Barney','Inspector Gadget','Toon Disney','Sesame Street - preschool to grade 4', 'The muppets'...

NEVER never remove free education that can reach the mass population in pre-school, makes it easier for the children in grade school.

Answer 53

Active life, playing in the park and going to guided activities (I mean in a museum, in a zoo, in a sport center is better for them). But if they have to see tv, is good or bad for children depending on the programms you permit them to see.



If you control the programs choosing those that let them some knowledge at the end... It shall be better for them than those with sort of violence, inapropriate vocabulary, etc ...that at the end they shall copy...with the consequences anyone desire for their kids.

Answer 54

I do not allow my 2 year old nephew to watch too much TV. He doesn't really care much for TV anyway, he gets bored. When he does watch we watch with him and supervise. I don't agree with sticking your child in front of the TV and leaving them there to watch TV to keep them quiet. My nephew picks up lots from the TV so its true they can pick up things. I like educational programmes anyway.......



Too much TV is bad for anyone

Answer 55

Yes it is, children need interaction with objects, people, they need to talk with you respond to your questions, and all that. Tv does some of those but not enough, it makes you lazy you just watch, dream and your brain doesn't get so stimulated as if you do an exercise using your hands and all your senses.

Answer 56

Too Much TV is bad for everyone



But all families should at least watch the Simpsons together!

Answer 57

Too much telly is deffo bad for kids. There concentration levels go down and they tend to eat more aswell. The same goes with to much time spent on computer games. They need to be kept as active as possible so that they stay active throughout their lives.

Answer 58

Yes! My daughter's teachers have told me they can tell which children are active and are read to and which ones are parked in front of the TV or Game Boy all the time. Needless to say those kids who are "babysat" by the television don't do as well as those who get quality time with parents and who get out of the house and exercise.

Answer 59

Good for you honey. Yes, I believe too many people use TV as the sole babysitter and educator rather than take their parental roles seriously.

And TV doesn't exactly teach good morals and socially acceptable behaviour does it?

But very happy to hear you're a good parent.

Answer 60

I have my kid here 7 mornings a week, and every other weekend.



My TV has not been swithced in in over three months. Her mother let's her watch it all night, as they sit there watching whatever crap is on.



Personaly I blame the TV for more than just being bad for kid's.

Answer 61

i dont think television is bad for children, however there is certain extents and guidlines i feel as a parent you should follow..



it is fun for your child to watch there fav programmes, and this method of communication can be very rewarding and of an educational advantage for kids.



it should be limited i feel, as it can prevent other physical stimulation from taking place. it could cause children to become more lethargic, and not that physically motiviated, so i feel that it is in children's interests to wacth televsion on a limited scale to help further develope views, education and nurelogical develpoment.

Answer 62

It depends. Television educates, excites, stimulates and inspires the mind. But only if you watch intelligent articulate programmes. If you watch mainly ITV and reality programmes then your mind will not develop. However, watch BBC2 and documentaries, History channel, National Geographic Channel and the ilk and your mind can only blossom.

Answer 63

Only in the same way that spending too much time on the pc answering and asking questions is bad for adults.

Answer 64

I think it depends what they watch, some tv programs are quite educational and help them to learn. But if they sit and watch junk all day the no it's not good for them.

Answer 65

My daughter is very active at 3 but she does watch children's telly, from the programmes she and I watch, She has learnt a little sign language "something special" and she knows a little Spanish "Dora The Explorer" I couldn't do these things at her age and she learnt them from the telly.

Answer 66

Television is good in a way that chirldren can learn from it the only draw back is television is mainly a one way thing. chirldren can not question a tv show.



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Answer 67

i think your totally right television can teach children bad things it might sound sill to some but my daughter is only 12 months and if she watches the tweenies they are spitefull and naughty she picks up on it and acts like it too , even cartoons these days teach children bad habits my answer is only allow your children to watch what you think is suitable .

Answer 68

kid and that was about enough. As a teenager I watched about 4-5 hours most days and in retrospect that was too much TV. Now I watch around one hour per week (because so few shows are worth watching these days).

Anyway what I think is that a kid should watch TV together with his/her parents. If the parent wants to fob the kid off with TV because they don't want to spend time with the kid then this is bad parenting. The TV is no substitute for spending time with parents but can be an entertaining thing for a family to enjoy together.

Being alone with a TV for hours at a time is bad for kids because it limits their contact with their family and will stop them developing interactive skills with real people. If kids watch a show with their parents and discuss it afterwards then they will learn from it and enjoy the show more.

Also by watching TV with the kids then you know they are watching suitable shows and not shows with bad language and gun fights.

Answer 69

Absolutely. Not only for children. How many of you out there could do without TV for a month? I bet you couldn't do it but I bet you'd feel a lot better for it.

Answer 70

As with anything, too much is bad fot anyone! It's bad for their eyes as they focus on it and it does something to them (dont know exactly what, just know its not good!!!).

When kids watch tv they should watch a different varity of shows, as just watching one type of show might brainwash them into only believing their ideologies.

All TV programmes contain stereotypes too, which are not good for anyone!

Answer 71

Definately. It encourages them ot watch tv and not go outside and do activitys. They could also draw or play games in side. They may also gain weight as they are not going around doing activitys.

Answer 72

yes i do think kids watching to much tv is bad for them.... thats why we have so many abese children in this day and age they dont go outside and play as much as they used to... but with society today with child snatchers and peodafiles...u can understand why parents dont allow there children out

Answer 73

Absolutely lol, that's why the young generation of today is known to be so obese no active lives, if they aren't watching the telly they playing games on it not so x

Answer 74

To be honest even though I love it it is bad. Especially little kids they should be able to develop their imagination. I didn't have a tv when I was younger and I think it did good.

Answer 75

i dont think it's "bad" for them... but i think they still need to get out and excersize and experience other things and try entertaining themselves with more then just sitting on the couch. try to get them into arts and crafts, games, etc. TV is okay, but not too much that they turn into a couch potatoe.. :) having hobbies and stuff like that will also increase their confidence and stuff. :)

Answer 76

It depends what you let them watch. My kids are 6 + 8 and love nature programs and programs like time team even cookery programs. If they are educational i think it's o.k. They never watch soaps or quiz shows or the likes. They do still like the kids t.v, but i don't let them watch lots of crap.

Answer 77

too much sex

Too much bad language

Too much violence

Too much football

Too much eastenders with no etequette, manners, care or respect for the elderly,

Too much properganda about war, that america is the best at everything and are peacefull and think of others before them selves and liberate people without asking for anything in return

Too much adverts with fattey foods

Over all Best not watching it, get the papers in stead, it improves grammer too.

Answer 78

Specialist say it is but i think it is ok if they are watching educational stuff and they don't spend anymore then 2 hrs straight in front of the tv.Give them a break for awhile.

Answer 79

absolutely not bad for them as long as they dont sit there all day they should active and playing outside or doing physical things like running but you should just let them watch tv but what i do is they do their homework then they can watch tv

Answer 80

too much of every thing is bad and tv is not exception

efect on health

as childern are tender they try to imitate thinhs which is dangerous effect on eyes decrease physical activity obesity lay the foundation of future hrible disease diabetes hypertension epilepsy to name a few

Answer 81

Yes as they arent being mentally stimulated and dont learn and develop from watching television all weekend

Answer 82

Yes, try to engage kids in books for the following reasons: kids are illiterate when comes to reading books.Also libraries are a wealth of information in their books.+2 it will learn to speak the language they are accustomed to. And imagination will sore, with they are reading. T.V. is a cheap baby-sitter????

Answer 83

The children need some kind of activities.

Answer 84

What are their favourite programs? It's no good controlling the amount of time they watch if you allow them to chose programs which damage their minds.

TV has some good points..But it is the root cause of most of the violence in our society.

Answer 85

If its educational tv then it ok, but they still shouldent watch more than 1 hour a day

Answer 86

its obviously not good for children to watch to much tv, but some in moderation should be fine

Answer 87

It can increase their intelligence depending on what they want,but too much can make them lazy and inactive,thats one of the main reasons of the obeseity increase in children today

Answer 88

yes i am 13 and if i watch to much television then i just start having headaches it is awful. you should definetly not watch tv to much. i also heard it is bad for ur eyes.

Answer 89

No! It keeps the little f**kers quiet for a change! I say make them watch TV 24 hours a day.

Answer 90

My old mother would always say. "Too much of a good thing is bad for you" in a way I think she was right, but I think it depends on your view.

What do you consider 'Too Much'?

Answer 91

they will not develope correctly if all they watch is telly, get them interested in other things, outwith the house I mean, walks, taking a run in the car to somewhere interesting, a bit of culture rather than CBBC

Answer 92

Yes...and it has been proven by research that children who watch tv develop less well mentally.

Answer 93

If it is then why do most mothers dump the weans in front of the telly with a drink and biscuit to keep them quiet??

Answer 94

too much can be bad,but im a huge fan of countdown and while i was watching it my 2 kids learned their letters,working on the third,he knows the theme tune,but my 2 eldest learned the alphabet that way,so sometimes its not that bad?

Answer 95

Yes it sure is! My son has a habit of spending too much time playing videogames and like tv it is bad. He now has bad eyesight and reoccurring headaches to which he is complaining of one right now. He is ten years old.

Answer 96

Yes and is part of the reason so many kids today are obese and growing up with health problems.

Answer 97

IT depends on your definition of 'too much'. 24 hours a day is certainly too much but 1 hour per day certainly isn't. How about 4 hours?

Answer 98

yes other wise they'll just end up obese and braindead, give them loads of books and read with them, let them help when shopping, cooking etc lots of toys that help learning and chuck them in the garden and let them play with ants,worms and dig up dinosaur bones...(my son is convinced we have a t rex just waiting to be discovered by him in the garden)

Answer 99

depend

will if they was watching not nearly the TV they will be fine special for there eyes

but

its good cause it develops there English skills!

Answer 100

Yep, but i think games consoles are worse. All those hours sat still will a lot of stress involved.

Answer 101

watching tv too much has

to be bad for everyone

who does it!

no exercise

eyestrain

the list can go on and on

Answer 102

Yes!! Kids should be creative and adventurous there are soooo many entertainment alternatives to the t.v.

Answer 103

definitely

i wasn't allowed to watch much as a child, and i'm grateful!

children should be encouraged to read and do physical activity!

Answer 104

yes, they become deaf when you ask them anything, and sulk when you tell them to turn it off. It also effects their social skills and their ability to hold a decent conversation. It should be watched in moderation.

Answer 105

hey i dont say that watching telivision is really bad....but permitted to certain limit ...got it ...and if u watch tv for a lot of time u feel hungry bcoz ur sitting idle and u start eating food and u become fat .....watch telivision for a limited time...takecare bye...

Answer 106

probably but really depends on what they watch as some progs arevery educational.

Answer 107

as with everything, everything in moderation.



if you only ate fruit and veg it wouldn't be healthy because fruit and veg cannot possibly give you all the nutrients. Plus you wouldn't even develop taste for new things.

Answer 108

yes i think tv as became a way for parents to keep the kids quite while they do other things...

Answer 109

Look in today's Independent news paper, its worse than Bad!!

Answer 110

yeah my nephew watches just enough t.v down to good parenting. if he watched it constantly he'd turn into a vegetable because their concentration levels go down if they watch too much tv;)

Answer 111

It depends on what they are watching. Educational programs are good. Violent shows are bad.

Answer 112

in my view no because though it might effect them aint they get educated as well. some programmes show children how to talk. they educational programme for older children as well

Answer 113

I think moderation is good, followed by selection, but all in all telly is a force for good and for education.

Answer 114

yes yes yes a little is ok but hours upon hours of looking at the box is no good

Answer 115

it depends on what theyre used to watch at.. notthing agaist cartoons (also if l think the new ones, especially japanese one are quite violent...not all, but most of them), films thought for them... all agaist big brother and all trush programms

Answer 116

a balance in everything.There are a lot of useful stuff on t.v.Not just on the educational stations.On regular channels there are literary concepts.

Answer 117

Yes. It's bad for the eyesight.

Answer 118

oh no I think the Electronic Babysitter is a wonderful thing....fills kids head with all kinds of crap to bug their parents about!!

Answer 119

yes we only let them watch two hours a day

Answer 120

yeah of course. its bad for your eyes and you could become a couch potato. also, kids are greatly influenced by what they see on tv. i know this because i am one.

Answer 121

no not at all. they will learn some thing new evere day. and wot they lean on the tv they may not not shcool

Answer 122

OF COURSE IT IS THEY SHOULD BE OUT PLAYING. if they stay in they will get fat mussel waste and be very unhealthy no fresh skin colour they will start to look ill

Answer 123

No because they learn through watching it.

Answer 124

Yes, i think its stopping them being active, which is why we have many unfit kids & adults today.....me included

Answer 125

Totally!

Restricts intellectual and emotional development.

(Now scientifically proven!)

Plus it can bring about puberty in girls sooner.

Answer 126

yes if out of control

Answer 127

For me, everything that is too much is bad.

Answer 128

yeah i think it is bad. some kids might even require glasses because of this habit.

Answer 129

yes but as long as you time it and dont make them sit really close to the telly, its ok

Answer 130

Of course it is.

And what's more: never alone (and never too close to the screen)!

Answer 131

i think i depends what channel its on if its on childrens channels all the time that affects his development!!

Answer 132

..of course I think so.They should play more in the open air and practice sport

Answer 133

No it helps them learn

Answer 134

Yes of course, they must also have physical activities.!!!

Answer 135

The clue is in the 'too much' if its too much then its more than they need, same with anything. Too much is .....too much!

Answer 136

of course, u don't develop right if u just watch tv all tha time

Answer 137

yes

Answer 138

too much of anything is bad for anyone

Answer 139

if you go to yahoo homepage and go to health news there's a little bit there. im not sure what to think of it.

Answer 140

yes it will make their brain lazy.

interaction with parents is the best,asumming they are good parents of course.

Answer 141

no they can watch tv

Answer 142

Yes, kids need to be active not couch potatoes.

Answer 143

Its bad for everyone

Answer 144

it depends on the channel they are watching

Answer 145

Lets hope you aren't the person who learns them to spell or they will be in deep sh*t

Answer 146

yes and no, it depends on the type of programmes.

Answer 147

VERY bad for their eyes

Answer 148

excuse me, it is not just bad for kids it is bad for adults aswell as it is bad for EVERYONES eyes

Answer 149

Yes it leads to obesity also.

Answer 150

yes they need to be motivated to do other things,good question,

Answer 151

I do but i think too much T.V.is bad for all of us.

Answer 152

nah, it never dun me no arm, i lernt too count threw the telly, listen....



one..ahhaha, two...ahhaha, three...ahhaha

Answer 153

allow

Answer 154

Its called subliminal seduction, just do some research on it online!

Answer 155

yes!!!! too televison is bad!!! ... sorry for lenguage but I am italian!!! XP

Answer 156

no it didnt affect me when I was younger

Answer 157

I'd abolish it if I could.

It's done no good.

Answer 158

a little television.and little reading.

Answer 159

Depends on which kind of T.V. shows...........

Answer 160

if it is an adult channel yes !

Answer 161

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! They need to get outside and get active!

Answer 162

Never did me any harm...

Answer 163

i think any television is bad for everybody

Answer 164

YES





GOD BLESS

Answer 165

No.

Answer 166

YES !!!!!!!!

Answer 167

no, tv is great