All they see is a screen, locked on, not able to change or move. For instance, Nielsen Co. completed a study that reports children 2 to 5 years of age watch more than 32 hours a week, 6 to 8 years of age watch about twenty-eight hours (Uzoma). Childwise has also completed a study that reports kids 5 to 16 average 6.5 hours a day on a computer (Wakefield). Likewise, Disney shows are a negative influence on children’s mental and physical state, according to parents that have first hand accounts similar to what the statistics show. Disney claims its infant TV shows are educational. However, according to a university study, it contradicts Disney’s claim. Therefore, Disney online and on air doesn’t positively influence children, instead they gain
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That is because Disney is a negative influence on children. People may argue that Disney should be able to entertain infants and youth because it is a positive influence. However based on testimony and research, the results should be enough to consider stopping Disney from entertaining children. Sarah Coye, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, has done a study in 2010 exposed 198 youth to Disney princesses. The study concludes “for both boys and girls, more interactions with the princesses predicted more female gender-stereotypical behavior a year later.”(McBride) It also reveals that females are more concerned about their body image, something they shouldn’t focus on when they are that young . It describes how exposure to Disney can change a child’s whole mindset and exposes them to stereotypes and changes in behavior, along with a multitude of other issues. Even parents notice. Meg Poulin, a writer and blogger, wrote an article in 2014 describing how their child was acting after watching Disney. According to Poulin, “Disney is ruining my kid.” She describes her daughter “wasn’t acting like herself” being “sassy.” She reviewed the Disney shows, she was “completely mortified as I watched. These shows are laced with terrible social behavior,” (Poulin). This is an example of a girl whose behavior drastically changed after viewing Disney shows. A mother noticed how Disney is ruining …show more content…
TV shows that claim they are “educational,” however they are not, they actually degrade development of young children. People may argue that Disney should increase educational TV programs because it is specifically created for children to learn. However, when Disney hosted an educational TV show, it degraded development. The public should recognize and stop Disney and other corporations from “educating” children. Henry Giroux and Grace Pollock’s The Mouse that Roared discusses a University of Washington study that was published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2007. The study concludes “that infants eight to sixteen months old who were exposed to one hour of viewing baby DVDs and videos per day displayed slower language development: they understood on average six to eight fewer words for every hour of viewing than infants who did not watch the videos,” (Giroux 61). This supports the topic because DVDs and shows are believed to be educational, but the study reveals children who watch videos displayed slower development. Disney creates a wide variety of infant shows, which can lead to slower development. Thus, Disney doesn’t help children learn at all, but degrades development of the brain and possibly exposes them to factors that influences them to be consumers. Disney is not entertaining or educating children, instead it negatively influences
That is because Disney is a negative influence on children. People may argue that Disney should be able to entertain infants and youth because it is a positive influence. However based on testimony and research, the results should be enough to consider stopping Disney from entertaining children. Sarah Coye, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, has done a study in 2010 exposed 198 youth to Disney princesses. The study concludes “for both boys and girls, more interactions with the princesses predicted more female gender-stereotypical behavior a year later.”(McBride) It also reveals that females are more concerned about their body image, something they shouldn’t focus on when they are that young . It describes how exposure to Disney can change a child’s whole mindset and exposes them to stereotypes and changes in behavior, along with a multitude of other issues. Even parents notice. Meg Poulin, a writer and blogger, wrote an article in 2014 describing how their child was acting after watching Disney. According to Poulin, “Disney is ruining my kid.” She describes her daughter “wasn’t acting like herself” being “sassy.” She reviewed the Disney shows, she was “completely mortified as I watched. These shows are laced with terrible social behavior,” (Poulin). This is an example of a girl whose behavior drastically changed after viewing Disney shows. A mother noticed how Disney is ruining …show more content…
TV shows that claim they are “educational,” however they are not, they actually degrade development of young children. People may argue that Disney should increase educational TV programs because it is specifically created for children to learn. However, when Disney hosted an educational TV show, it degraded development. The public should recognize and stop Disney and other corporations from “educating” children. Henry Giroux and Grace Pollock’s The Mouse that Roared discusses a University of Washington study that was published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2007. The study concludes “that infants eight to sixteen months old who were exposed to one hour of viewing baby DVDs and videos per day displayed slower language development: they understood on average six to eight fewer words for every hour of viewing than infants who did not watch the videos,” (Giroux 61). This supports the topic because DVDs and shows are believed to be educational, but the study reveals children who watch videos displayed slower development. Disney creates a wide variety of infant shows, which can lead to slower development. Thus, Disney doesn’t help children learn at all, but degrades development of the brain and possibly exposes them to factors that influences them to be consumers. Disney is not entertaining or educating children, instead it negatively influences