For many, the rating system and V-chip may be valuable tools. But there is some concern that the system may be worse than no system at all. And parents may rely too heavily on these tools and stop monitoring what their kids are watching. Note: All information on KidsHealth is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor. All rights reserved. Find a Doctor. About Us. Community Programs. California Kids Care. International Services. Video Visits: Telemedicine.
Locations Main Campus. Satellite Locations. Emergency Care. Urgent Care. Safe Sleep Practices. Pay Your Bill. Financial Assistance. Medical Records. About Us Who We Are. Patient Stories. Children who watched exclusively educational TV as preschoolers had higher grades, less aggression, and placed more value on academics than those who watched all kinds of TV. Children who watched little television before the age of three had significantly better scores in math and reading at age six.
Watching television as a child affected educational achievement at age Watching more television in childhood increased chances of dropping out of school and decreased chances of getting a college degree, even after controlling for confounding factors. How do we help our children develop positive television viewing habits? How do we teach our children to view television as a treat or special entertainment — especially when we may not view television that way ourselves? How do our children act after watching various TV shows?
Are they more violent? Are they more likely to have nightmares? Or when we eliminate certain shows? Short term effects are easier to observe — long term effects are far more muddled. What are our children saying after viewing different shows? What do they seem to be feeling? Reflect back to them what you think they are saying or feeling. This may help them and you clarify their thoughts and feelings.
Do they understand what happened? Very often children miss the story line completely or get a different view than adults anticipate. Questions, adjusted for age, might include:. Would someone get hurt if they did that in real life? What safety equipment do you think is there but not shown?
Sometimes even older children mimic behavior shown on reality TV shows. Was there a moral to the story and did your children get it? Was there no moral to the story or no consequences and do our children think they can get away with unacceptable behavior because their favorite character did?
Point out that although the actor has not actually been hurt or killed, such violence in real life results in pain or death. Reinforce positive behaviors and positive nutritional messages seen on TV. Present alternatives to violence. Will the items shown really make you happier, more popular, sexier. Explain what the purpose of advertising is. Discourage television viewing for children younger than 2 years , and encourage more interactive activities that will promote proper brain development, such as talking, playing, singing, and reading together.
Be aware of second-hand television — younger children watching shows their older siblings or parents watch. It is okay to say that some programs are just for grown ups. This could include news — which can be traumatic for younger children, quiz shows, reality shows.
Viewing of all screens — TV, videos, computer games — should not exceed more than 1 to 2 hours of quality programming per day. Again monitoring is crucial. The V-chip is industry regulated, and very loose in interpretation. Eliminating or reducing TV on school nights sends the message that school is more important than TV. Even educational TV is no substitute for active play.
Children need to spend considerable amount of time in active play. They need active communication, talking and listening to peers and adults, especially their parents. Make sure programs are age and developmentally appropriate.
Do your children pay attention and interact with the program? If not, it may be too complicated or too easy. If there is already a TV there, consider removing it. Refuse to let children see shows known to be violent.
Change the channel or turn off the TV when offensive material comes on. Make sure you give an explanation of why. If you choose to view a violent show with your children, stress the belief that violence is not the best way to resolve a problem. Watch out for programs that glamorize or sexualize violence — especially for tweens and teens. If you choose to watch violence, make sure there are real consequences.
While you can control viewing at home, unless the screen is in a bedroom, you cannot control what is viewed at other homes. Similar rules help minimize peer pressure. Does your guess include TV watched at friends, at daycare, in their bedroom, after you are asleep, watching what another family member is watching?
Is this the result you want? Kids who watched the least TV — especially between the ages of 5 and 11 — had the highest probability of graduating from university by the age of 26, regardless of IQ or socioeconomic status. While those who watched the most TV, more than 3 hours per day, had the highest chance of dropping out of school without qualifications. Furthermore, the effects seemed to be strongest for those who had a median IQ level, probably because the outcomes for the children at either IQ extreme are less likely to be affected by TV watching.
Two other studies, also published in the July issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine found similar results. Dina Borzekowski at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues found that Northern Californian third-graders — aged about 8 — with a TV in their bedroom watched more TV and performed worse on standardised tests than classmates without a bedroom TV.
Frederick Zimmerman and Dimitri Christakis at the University of Washington in Seattle, found that kids who watched the most TV before the age of 3 performed poorest on reading and mathematics tests at ages 6 and 7. But there did seem to be some benefit for TV watching in 3 to 5 year olds, possibly because of the large number of educational programs targeted at this age category, such as Sesame Street.
For the duration of this study — to — very little educational programming for under-threes was available in the US.
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