Educated by a TV-screen? Many years ago when we didn 't have our beloved TV-screen, kids actually played and, socialist with each other. Maybe they read books or did outdoor activities including running and jumping. Compare to nowadays kids are spending a significant large number of hours in front of the TV watching and or, playing video games. At the same time research show that kids are getting less active and having social problems. That they are getting more and more violent and aggressive later in life. Is there a connection between these two statements? Is increased TV watching a health hazard or a step in the right direction? Does the TV prepare and educate our children for their future or is it just given them a false picture of reality?
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On the other hand I can also agree that watching TV could educate and stimulate our children. It is powerful source for learning and inspiration. It alls comes around how the children are using the TV and what the parents are controlling. I think it´s very important that the parents limit the time and that they makes sure their children understand the difference between reality and unreality. Watching TV could be a great tool for family bounding and god reason to spend time together. It is certainly a relief for many parents to just put their children in front of the TV for a little while, to maybe get some peace and quietness. In my case, my parents were pretty strict on that I could watch or not I was a kid. Maybe that is the reason why I don´t watch much TV today. I remember many years ago when I was a kid how my and my family 's relationship to television was. For example, during the month of December every morning 7:15 am before school the whole family together watched the Christmas program, 24 episodes for kids. The program was educational and entertaining for the whole family . The show was only 20 minutes long so we did not keep watching another program like you very easily do. This became a tradition and every year during the christmas month we watch the show together. It was a great way to bound with my
On the other hand I can also agree that watching TV could educate and stimulate our children. It is powerful source for learning and inspiration. It alls comes around how the children are using the TV and what the parents are controlling. I think it´s very important that the parents limit the time and that they makes sure their children understand the difference between reality and unreality. Watching TV could be a great tool for family bounding and god reason to spend time together. It is certainly a relief for many parents to just put their children in front of the TV for a little while, to maybe get some peace and quietness. In my case, my parents were pretty strict on that I could watch or not I was a kid. Maybe that is the reason why I don´t watch much TV today. I remember many years ago when I was a kid how my and my family 's relationship to television was. For example, during the month of December every morning 7:15 am before school the whole family together watched the Christmas program, 24 episodes for kids. The program was educational and entertaining for the whole family . The show was only 20 minutes long so we did not keep watching another program like you very easily do. This became a tradition and every year during the christmas month we watch the show together. It was a great way to bound with my