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Negative Effects Children who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight. TV viewing is a sedentary activity, and has been provento be a significant factor in childhood obesity .It is probably replacing activities in your child's life that you would rather have them do like playing with their friends.

Unsupervised television watching in children can lead to an early exposure to awide variety of things. Kids see favorite characters smoking, drinking, and involved in other risky behaviors in movies they watch on TV. That may Increase aggressive behavior.

Kids who spend more time watching TV spend less time interacting with family members. The more time that children spent viewing television without parents and siblings present, the less time they spent interacting with parents or siblings,respectively.

Studies in psychology have shown that watching intense emotions on television leaves a long-lasting impact on one's mind. Horror scenes that are featured on television have a negative impact on the minds of kids watching them. Scary moviescan produce acute cases of anxiety. It is characterized as long-term effects onchildren, which may even linger into their adulthood .The symptoms of this anxiety, include sleeping disorders and aggressiveness. As a result of watching the situations portrayed in the horror movie, the person may develop a phobia towards

things such as animals, fire, flood, water, blood, height and enclosed spaces.

Television can affect learning and school performance .Excessive TV viewing cancontribute to poor grades and can reduce children's learning abilities and academic achievement.

Advertising target kids, attractively presented advertisements and film storiesdeeply impact young minds, thus influencing the thoughts and behavior of children. Television can also contribute to childhood obesity by aggressively marketingjunk food to young audiences.

What parents can do: Decide what programs are appropriate for your kid's age and personality, stick t

o your rules and try to watch together. Don't make the television the center of your family life and dont allow TV in child's room. It keeps them in their room instead of spending time with the rest ofthe family. Set screen time limits; create a house rule that limits screen time to two hoursevery day. Parents also can avoid the negative effects of television on their children by blocking the inappropriate channels on television. Watching television can be a good experience if done with parental involvement and discussion. Encourage kids to talk about what they see. Give your kids ideas and alternatives, such as playing outside, getting a new hobby, or learning a sport. Turn the TV off sometimes and Make a fun family eventor go outside, away from the TV .Go to the park, or to the mall. Young childrenneed to be running and exploring physically.

Explain that commercials are designed to make kids want things they might not need. Help your child understand that because his favorite TV characters eat or drink it doesnt mean that food or drink is good for him.