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01 Feb 2011 by


Impacts of Television on

IMPACTS OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN

Television has become a significant social phenomenon in Pakistan. There is no doubt that television has a great influence on children from a very early age itself it will affect children’s cognitive social development. The role that Television plays in socializing children is very great. Television can be educational beneficial, but their negative aspect, such as the amount of aggressive violent activity it displays daily, is causing grave concern to parents educators around the world, especially in Pakistan. Whether how we will manage to control the harmful effects of television harness its potential for the good of children is a subject of ongoing debate.

Though not yet investigated empirically, viewing is, generally believed to generate social forces of undeniable influence in Pakistan. With more than 1.5 million sets in use and about seven hours of daily transmission, the number of viewers is now estimated to be over 12 million. These statistics may be modest by international standard but these are not insignificant in a country where' the rate of literacy and per capita income are still very low.

Children do not generally become consistent viewers until they are about 3 years old. Even then they do not watch the set constantly because their span of attention is very short. Os they get easily distracted. Now-a-days the working parents are so busy; they don’t have enough time spend with their kids. The mother has to do the cooking and look after the child simultaneously; there may not be servants also. So she switches on the TV and puts the child in front of it. Slowly it becomes addicted to the television. And the mother blames the child for regularly watching TV. Most of the ‘speech delay’ cases seen among babies are caused due to the excessive TV watching. Television watching is not interactive. It is a one way mode of activity. In order to develop speech, as the young one begins to produce the babbling sounds; we must reproduce a similar sound, so that the young one is motivated to talk more, which slowly leads to verbal communication.

TV viewing patterns are affected not only by program content but by the formal features of television as well, such as , high action, loud music and visual and auditory special effects. These formal features, which help to attract as well as retain children’s attention, are to some degree, independent of programme content, and they are important for younger and older children alike (Kapoor). Children increase their viewing time gradually until, in preadolescence, they are watching TV almost four hours a day, and housewives too watch most of the TV programmes. Often there is clash between their children regarding the channel they prefer. The elders would prefer the serials, while children want their favourite . Children watch a variety of programmes, boys prefer action, adventure and sports programmes, and girls prefer human social drama and music.

Small kids will not understand what they see on television, in a reasonable manner. Children must be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Displaying what has been called ‘magic window thinking’ the little kids are likely to believe that TV images are real as the people and things about them. During the age of 2 and 3 they come to understand that the characters and objects they see on TV are not actually present inside the set. As kids grow and their cognitive skills continue it improve, their ability to distinguish fantasy from reality improves as well. When they get older, children understand that shows are made up, scripted and rehearsed.

The impact of violence in television can be reduced by helping young children distinguish between what they see in Television and reality. We must also constantly inform them that television is an unrealistic portrayal of the real world and aggressive behaviours are not as universal in the real world as they appear to be on TV. If we go on watching interesting TV programmes we will not realize the time that has elapsed. Due to excessive TV watching our attitudes, moods, behaviour will all get affected.

Television viewing takes time, and may displace other activities, such as sports, exercises or even talking to others. Guests are not properly taken care of if they visit other houses during popular TV serials. Also, in most of the houses the TVs are placed in the drawing room. Even though we will talk with the guests, our attention will be constantly diverted by the TV. We must make it a practice to switch off the TV when guests come.

Earlier, children loved to visit other housed with their parents, but now-a-days, if we ask them to join us, they will say “Amma, please, we will sit at home and watch TV,” They prefer sitting at home and watching TV over visiting relatives or friends. Parents must also ensure that children are getting sufficient physical exercises. It is also not a good practice to place TV in the dining room. In the busy modern time, there is lack of communication between the family members. Watching television during dinning hours, however, will prevent family members from conversing with one another freely.

Some parents will switch on the TV and feed the children. The parents will be happy as the little one opens his mouth like gold fish and swallows the food while watching TV. The parent is not realising that she herself is developing in the child that habit of watching TV while eating food. Now-a-days some children watch TV even while doing home work. This practice must be dissuaded from the beginning stage itself. All the children’s programmes and channels are intermixed with advertisements. These advertisements have a definite influence on the tender mind. Fast food snacks filled with masala and aginomotto are harmful to health. As these snakes provide tattoos and stickers children often try to influence their parent’s consumer choice; parents must not entertain this.

The present trend in the theme of serials is not satisfactory. In all the stories, importance is given to the negative aspects of human personality. They depict the different ways to cheat other people, the unhealthy relationships between the husbands and wives, the shortcut ways to get money buy cheating people. Violence is given preference. By watching these types of serials, throughout the time, the behaviour of even the elder generation seem to have changed. They have become narrow-minded and they tend to find fault with others and enjoy gossips and go into negative thinking. In the past, grandparents loved to look after the young ones. But now the modern grandma is reluctant to find time to spend with their grandchildren among these never-ending serials. This is a cyclic process. Children learn through imitation, if they elderly persons are behaving like this, how we can blame the little ones” as a result a selfish generation is emerging!

The parents must go on talking to the child while watching TV, that is, they must explain the programme contents to they younger ones. This will help the children to make important connection between actions and their consequences. Studies have shown that children whose parents explain events and clarify information tend to be more imaginative, less aggressive and less hyperactive and tend to understand the contents of the programme better. But at present, the parents do not spend time with children, nor do they discuss the values of the programme. Co-viewing can also help a child to cope with the fear produced by the programme. The friendly relationship between the parents and children will also improve.

The programmes in the National Geographic Channel are also very informative; the travelogue helps to gather information on other countries. By watching such programmes we will get a feeling that we are actually visiting these places. The important buildings and places shown in such programmes give us valuable knowledge. Children will be able to know about and understand different culture.

The important thing to keep in mind is that parents must not blame the children for watching TV. Together they must prepare a tentative timetable for Television-viewing. Children must be given some time to watch their favourite programmes, but parents must have an eye on the programmes which the children watch. There must be open discussions among the family members and parents must provide a positive guidance to children. This will help them to learn to evaluate the TV programmes and what they see. Also, we must not discuss in front of the child his/her habit of watching TV throughout the time, even if that be the case. We must slowly steer him out of the habit instead.

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I have done my Master of Sciences and PGD in ELT with Thesis and Dissertation. Now I'm studying M.Phil.

The Bond Between Children And Television by Medimanage.com

"Mom please change the channel my cartoon program is going to start now." This is a common scene in everybody's house. Gone are the times when children used to love to go out and play. The times are changes and so are children's choices. They like to devote most of their time to idiot box. But have you ever thought what does your child actually gets after watching television?? How detrimental it can be for them sometimes?

Children are very fond of watching television. They will not miss any of the cartoon programs. Children love watching television because they get to enjoy cartoons, movies, songs.  Channels like ‘Animal planet' and ‘Discovery' act as best of providing knowledge about different places and adventurous things to children. While on other hand, programs like ‘Mad ' and ‘ Attack' instill lot if creativity among the young ones. These shows are the most loved ones among the children they faithfully watch them.

But what about channels like Cartoon Network and Disney……what purpose are they serving??? Earlier there were specific slots where cartoon programs were aired, but now we have special cartoon channels which run 24 hours a day. How this is entertaining all the time?

Effects of Television on Children

  • Television eats up playing time of the children. If you go to see, watching television is nothing but sedentary pastime for children. It is making children less active, lazy and obese; they prefer wasting hours in front of the idiot box rather than going out and play.
  • The first few years of child are very important for brain development. It is important to keep television viewing to minimum as it can restrict brain development and hamper social interaction with others. Behavioral changes are observed in many children. They get fussy and irritating if you don't allow them to watch television.
  • The kind of violence that children watch during their cartoon shows and movies can make them aggressive and irritable, while some children tend to be fearful and quiet.
  • Children sometimes try to emulate many things from what they watch on television. They want to dress up like their favorite characters, want to look like them etc. and sometimes even try their hands on drinking and smoking.To read more The Bond between Children and Television

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Cartoon Batman Children

17 May 2010 by


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Children Movies : Learn with fun

Since from the time of creation of animated non animated children movies, the world has learn a lot about something innovative for kids. Many of them are Japanese, some of them are Chinese, lots of them are made on like Barbie, Micky Mouse, Scooby Do and many more. One can see that people used to read the subtitles and still enjoy watching movies.

Some of the animated movies are best for little children as they can't understand its language much, even not able to read subtitles but still they enjoy its animated creation. For animated movies it is easy for director to create any simple story because the whole talent they use to show in creating characters.

The children movies are usually imaginative and full of fantasy. When people think about movies for kids then only animated or cartoon movies come to their mind, but there are lots of other children movie DVDs than these such as movies of super heroes like Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Spy kids and many more. It is surprising that many adults too used to watch these kids animated movies as they are so interesting.

If one like some romance along with a touch of comedy, there are movies that fits that description. Some fantastic and latest children movies that kids really enjoy are :

  • Night at the Museum is back as a security guard who must deal with all too realistic museum displays. With cast of name stars, this one should be fine if children liked the first movie and want more.
  • Up is Pixar's computer animated children movies are usually a no-question required kid viewing. This is all about a grumpy old man voiced by Ed Asner who ties balloons to his house and departs on an aerial adventure.
  • Land of the Lost in which the dinosaurs get a bit rough and the land gets a bit too creepy. Take caution with the small fry of this one.
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the second sequel to the popular animated Ice Age, this one resurrects new animal characters from an earlier era. The trailer looks like for one a great fun.
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that is the sixth time out for Harry Potter is a no-miss for the young Potter fan, and promises many new magical moments as the Harry and his friends struggle with adolescence. Many people think that the series has become progressively darker and becoming disturbing, but older kids should enjoy it.
  • G-Force is a new Disney animated offering a heroic team of guinea pig secret agents who save the world. Will Arnett appears in live-action leader to cute animated rodents that is voiced by Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz.
  • Aliens in the Attic is based on Caldecott award winning children's novel a group of teens protect a family vacation home from gremlins-like aliens. Its features are Hanna Montana's Ashley Tisdale and an experienced monster fighter Carter Jenkins.
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a much hyped action film names an elite team of crime fighters after the classic Mattel toy. Its features are Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sienna Miller.

These movies leave great impact on children. So parents should always be choosy while showing these movies to their children.

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The author is a specialist in retail writing. Her writing skills reflect the outcome of years of exposure to the retail industry. She can be read regularly on RetailsDirect.com. Check out : Retailsdirect for Online Movie Store and online shopping india.

Spiderman

Spiderman comics have always been on high demand because they are not only bought by children but also by adults who probably read them when they were kids as well.  Spiderman comics are a Marvel Comic original that made its debut in 1962 and was written and created by Stan lee and Steve Dikto.

In his first appearance in Marvel Comics Spiderman made his debut in a guest appearance spot, but would later have his own comic line. The Spiderman character real name is Peter Parker a quite and unsure fellow, who after he is bitten by a spider which had been used for experiments, which means basically the spider had been given different gene’s that made it stronger, faster and could sense danger when it was near and this what transferred into the young Peter Parker and transformed him to his alter ego the wise cracking, web sling Spiderman.

Spiderman comics became a big hit with the kids as well as with adults and this spun into two cartoons. One cartoon was about Spidey on his own and the other was him and iceman and was called the double duo, which actually was also a comic book. The cartoons then lead to a Spiderman movie which would later be remade in early 2000 into the Spiderman movies which we have come to love. Spiderman also shares the scene with other characters like Mary Jane Watson who is Peter Parkers love interest, then there his Aunt and off course the bad guys like the green goblin and Dr. Doom as well as Doc Octopus. The suit of Spiderman has always been red and blue but there was a time the suit changed to black in 1984 when an alien material or matter attached itself to Spiderman’s suit.

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Jerry Cartoon Children

28 Feb 2010 by

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Catch The Zone With Satellite

One of the growing problems with is that they are never constant with their activities. Once they might toddle play. On the very next moment they might run hop. You have absolutely no idea to ponder about their activities. This might be very charming at the beginning. You could see them reaching for their own steps playing with their mini hands. But this is of a great concern. This is so because the moment you would go for your work your children might be the of a constant worry concern for you.

You could fix it by employing a baby caretaker but still it would not pacify you. At this moment you might think of a possible solution which will help you to focus on your work and at the same time keep your kids busy. Surprisingly there is one way. That to the proper effect is known as Dish TV entertainment.

Dish TV has a range of channels showing programs for the baby. have always been one of the favorite with the kids. Rather there are some peculiar comic characters such as Tom & Jerry which are a hit among adults also. Dish Network has various channels such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Toonz and also Walt Disney which provide a range of cartoon programs. Program such as Sinchan, Power puff girls and Garfield are to name a few. They are very lively and catch the attraction of the kids. The kids become completely glued to the TV set and are immensely occupied with the various happenings that the characters involve themselves with. This proves as a great benefit to the working mothers as they feel secured that their child is watching this secured content in the television. This helps them to be at peace while they are at work.

Children are very keen observers. You might not be able to educate them with paper and pen but they will be instantly educated and have a faster access rate if they are watching it in the television. Generally channels shown in the Satellite TV have cartoon animations in them have a very proper moral content. They are aware of the fact that the target audiences are the infants or the small kids who are actively watching it. Hence they make sure that the programs are endowed with moral uprightness so that the kids might learn basic moral values. They can easily differentiate between being right and being wrong.

And besides kids, cartoon channels are something which even elder's would love to lay their hands on. If you are in a very grave mood and want to see something funny and exquisite, all you need to do is to take the remote, point it at the television and switch on to any of the channels which you like. So the best part is you and your kid both could take a ride into a fairyland with absolutely imaginary characters and come back all hale and happy. Cartoon has always displayed man's greatest asset as a unique drawing endeavor.

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Reload yourself into the child zone as you and your kid could have a great weekend together with the cartoon programs of Satellite TV. Now you and your kid could be all together with Dish Network.

Online - Fabulous Means of Entertainment and Fun

With an aim to get a pill for relaxation people prefer to play games on their computer even while working. The technology which has added fun to an individuals life right in his room or office space is the introduction of online games. Playing games is a way to catharsis which is an outlet for emotions and a tremendous boost to the memory. Right from kids to adults and even aged people engage into playing games as it brings relief from stressed lives. Games include traditional outdoor and indoor games, IQ tests or quizzes and these days entry of online games introduced by computers have ushered a new era of fun and joy to the gaming world. In my opinion, online frolics are the easiest way to thrill yourself.

Playing any frolic requires certain amount of concentration, memory, thinking skills which is basically done by the brain. Online frolics can be played on your personal computer from many websites and they are mostly available free of cost , however, at times few portals charge an amount. With a flash software installed in the computer or a mobile phone such frolics can be played by you with great comfort on your mobile phone. Web portals provide the latest games almost free of cost but there are some websites which charge a minimum amount which can be paid off by your credit cards online.

These days online frolics rule the heart of many youngsters as they are easily accessible through computers in school, at home, in cybercafes and even in mobile phones. To play these games one need not be a computer literate as they are installed with instructions on the keys to be used. Studies have shown that playing online games have visuals which make them all the more interesting. The background music is set as an optional feature which makes the users more captivated in the frolic. Murder mystery is one of the latest games derived from Nancy Drew, would interest the Sherlock Holmes dwelling in an individual."Murder On the Orient Express" is one such murder mystery which gets unlocked at various levels as the users gather clues.

For children maze and cartoon characters are filled in games like Wilbur the pig, Charlotte's Web, Great Wall of China which needs repairs to stop the enemy from invading. Some of the popular games are as follows Lord of War Chapter 2, Formula 1 Champion, War of Toys. These frolics cater to different age groups having different tastes and these frolics are mostly related to bike or car racing, fighting and castles. Such latest games are very sophisticated which are sure to increase your reasoning ability and at times they seem better than reading a book. I think the best way to channelize the potential of the brain is to play the frolics which require focus and repeated concentration.

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Alden Jerry is an author of Xpert4u a Price comparison site that provides the relevant information on various Games, electronics and mobile phones products. Online Games.

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