Negative Influence On Kids

In “TV’s Negative Influence on Kids Reaffirmed” by Jeffrey M. McCall, he warns parents that too much television is bad for your kids. McCall says that recent studies confirm that kids who are saturated with television are damaged in many ways. McCall also states that kids who absorb a lot of media whether it be television, video games, or the internet are less likely to do well in school, less well-adjusted socially, and more likely to be overweight than kids who are low users of media. A separate study at the University of North Carolina found 12- to 14-year olds who watched television with high sexual content were twice as likely to have intercourse by age sixteen. McCall argues that television is a cultural legitimizer for kids and teen …show more content…
Most television shows and movies have some harsh content, or the occasional scene of sexual nature. When kids see his or her favorite actor and or actress saying and doing those things, the kids will do and say what the actor/actress does because they are his or her role models. When kids start watching television for many hours on a daily basis, they will slowly become addicted. Once kids become addicted, watching television is all kids are going to want to do, and almost every commercial break has an ad for a restaurant showing off their delicious food. I know I get a little hungry when I see a commercial dealing with food, especially when I am bored and just sitting on a couch with nothing to do. Kids, especially boys, who are going through the adolescence stage where their bodies are growing become hungry all the time. Kids seeing those types of commercials will, for the most part, want to snack on something so they might make a trip to his or her snack pantry and get an unhealthy snack. Since unhealthy snacks do not get you full, kids will just eat and eat until they cannot eat anymore. Once that becomes a daily thing, kids will slowly start becoming overweight until they are eventually obese. Furthermore, television has a harmful impact on our nation’s youth by promoting violence, sexual content, and foul language. Kids who absorb a lot of media are less likely to do well in school, be adjusted socially, and are more likely to be overweight than kids who are low users of media. Parents need to take control, and limit their kids screen viewing time ever day. Parents also need to make sure that the shows they are showing their kids are preselected, sensible shows. The fight to cut back on social media will be a tough one, but in the end it is worth the