Exemplification Essay: Reality Television And Its Effects On Children

Television has entered millions of homes across the world and has taken over those millions of lives, To the point where we allow it to rearranges our entire schedule in around what time our favorite sports team or when the new episode of our favorite series or reality television show is on. Television has many ups and down but don't get me wrong they both equal each other out, although the down sides to have many effects such as no physical activities, low grades, and constant tiredness and it effects all children. The sad part is that their parents are the ones who are allowing them to.

Now a days the children have grown to reply on the technology '' while these programs can teach us new things and make learning fun, there are several downsides to watching too much television '' the bad thing about it is that it does not start with the child asking for the phone or tablet its the parents who are giving it to their child without them having to ask. It is not just on their televisions its even on apps so you can now take it on the go. It is to the point where their parents are even bribing their children to watch movies and shows on their phone or tablet just to keep them calm, to do chores just so they are able to do what they got to do and that is where they begin to become those statistics. according to the article to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), children '' who watch a lot of television are also missing out on time that could be spent exercising or playing sports, which are important activities for maintaining a healthy weight, overall health, and high self-esteem '' meaning that it can and has had a really huge impact on those millions of children who do spend a lot of time watching television. …show more content…
Two examples that really stuck out to me that I can honestly and truthly relate to first hand was that '' kids who watch a lot of television may experience a more unfulfilling social life, because they tend to isolate themselves in order to pay attention to what they are watching.'' and the other one that the article mentions is that '' children who watch more television have Lower grades and a decrease in school performance can be linked to students replacing their study and homework time with more television '' mainly because when i first started high school I use to be like that a lot I would much rather stay at home and watch television then be out with my friends or doing homework because I was so caught up in my television shows that I never wanted to do anything else but mostly since I was always a sleep or taking cat naps here and there never really paying attention in class because I was always tied, never wanting to do anything but sleep or watch my television and eventually ended up failing and always getting in trouble with my parents and teachers which made me have to do double the work and retake all my courses that i failed so that i could be able to even catch up or even graduate with my graduating class since I chose to slack on my school work I put my self in