Children Watching Less Television.

Children Watching Less Television. 

     In the past when there was no television or it was an expensive device that not all families could buy it, children used to help their parents in household chores or playing with friends outdoors. Nowadays children spend many hours in front of television. Parents who work long hours and cannot be with their children, use television in order to keep their children distracted or entertained. By spending too much time watching television every day, it can cause problems in children's physical and mental health. 

     Spending several hours watching television can lead to depression problems because people are kept in a state of isolation and loneliness. As well as television programs with complicated themes and emotionally unstable characters influence the mood and emotions of people. if a child starts watching a television program every day at the same time, he cannot do the school's tasks by watching TV. 

     To reduce the time children spend watching television is advisable to set a maximum time. In this way, children will gradually learn to select what they like best, without acquiring the habit of sitting in front of the television and watching everything that appears on TV. It is necessary to create a plan to set the time to watch TV as well as the type of program appropriate for children. 

     Reduce the number of televisions at home. If children do not have television in front of them all the time, they will not be tempted to watch it. TVs in the room is not a good idea if we want children not to watch too much TV. Also, parents cannot have control of the type of programs that children watch when they have TV in the room. Having only one television at home for the whole family is a good way to avoid spending too much time in front of a screen. 

     By taking hours off to watch TV for children, it is important to fill the children's free time with other activities that are interesting for them, such as doing sports, outdoor activities, crafts or music courses. Moreover, children act on what they see, so if they see adults spend all day in front of the TV, the children will do the same. It is important to mention that the best teaching for children is to give the best example of how to do things well and obey the rules at home.