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Nguyen Hoang Ngan

Tran Kim Ngan

Nguyen Thi Thao Nguyen

Nguyen Thi Dam Sen

THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCES OF TV ON CHILDREN

Nowadays, television has proved its position in the daily life. TV, with its variety of functions, opens a new era to humans civilization. However, the negative effects of TV in our life, especially on children, are unavoidable. The three most significant ones is about childrens thinking, their mission to study and their behavior.

The most obvious danger of watching TV too much is to harm childrens creative thinking. They just sit in front of the TV all day and receive passive information. As a result, television kills childrens ability to form pictures in his mind. A case in point is that a child cannot understand a simple story without visual illustrations. In other word, children become very receptive and unquestioning.

Another disadvantageous influence is that children will neglect their study. There are so many interesting channels for children to watch, no matter what the time is. Frankly speaking, kids can sink into watching television. TV takes up too much childrens time and makes them to withdraw from real life.

Last but not least, childrens behavior can be impacted due to some unhealthy and bad scenes on the TV screen. While watching TV, children are often exposed to the scenes of violence, murder and sex. They have a tendency to regard them as a matter of course. As a consequence, children may copy harmful acts that they see on television and accept them as a natural part of life.

In conclusion, besides the benefits of television, several negative influences on our young generation are undeniable. Therefore, people should have the suitable ways to prevent kids from bad TV programs and control their habit of watching TV as well