Impact Of Cartoons On Children

Media in general is a means that takes diverse forms and serves numerous functions including education and entertainment. In the modern world along with the emergence of new technologies, it has become a vital need for everyone in any given society. However, televisions are considered to be among media’s main tools for they are affordable for almost everyone to possess. Cartoons, as a genre, is related directly to TV programs that are intended for children. Since everything in life has an undesirable consequences alongside with desirable ones, the rule has to be applied on cartoons as well. This documentary is based on a study that attempts to reveal the impact of cartoons on children, and how they affect children’s language and psychology. …show more content…
I decided to do a questionnaire to know others’ point of view about the same issue. The questionnaire aimed at determining the negative effects of cartoons on children’s language and psychology. Eight questions were designed to investigate this serious problem. I asked questions about the effects of cartoons, parents and if they should monitor their children, violence, Autism, imitation, the social activity of the child, educate the child, and the positive values of the child. The questionnaires were filled by fourteen males, and sixteen females. Two doctors fill the questionnaire, one of them is a manager of Al-Sahel school for special education. I asked him to fill the questionnaire to share his experience with …show more content…
Cartoons and their characters are not the only side that can control the child. The parents are also can control the child. They should talk to them and monitor them. The parents should be with their child every moment to that age that the child can be alone and can differentiate between the reality and the cartoons. They should talk to their children about cartoons and that it’s not real because the children don’t have the mental ability to differentiate between what is real and what is not. The school also should encourage the children to do other activities like drawing, playing in nature, or even singing. Arabic Media has a big and serious role. The media can control the programs. The teachers in schools, workers in the media, and parents should work together to end these negative effects on the child. The children in our society faced a serious problem. The teachers should educate the child about these effects. These suggestions can help the child, the parents, and the society. These suggestions can help the child to face the effects of these