Effects of media on children
The media obviously has an evident impact on our lives and behaviours and especially the immature, impressionable and weak-minded people in our society which are mostly children. In a short span of time, most children can mimic a movie character, sing an advertising song, or show other impressions of what they saw in a particular advertising or TV show. It may include violent behaviour. Have you even wondered about the influence of media on children? Children only have to put a movie into a DVD player, open a magazine, or turn on the television to get involved in all kinds of negative experiences. It really is that easy.
One of the main influences on children by the media is obesity and anorexia. Who would imagine that some images or a video could push a child to increase the dose of food or reduce it? According to the Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorder organization, more than half of teenage girls are on diets or think they should be. The displays of teenage girls by a TV show or advertising even though unintentional, young girls tend to copy their favourite character. In their aim to get thinner they put themselves on a diet, and sometimes cause them not to eat, these eating disorders causes illnesses. On average, girls begin dieting at the age of eight, and eighty-one per cent of ten-year-olds panic becoming fat. From where do these girls get such a poor self-image? Unfortunately, media most frequently foster negative affective body images among youth but how? That would be a great question but it has a simple answer. Apparently, models are not limited to real people; even super heroes, cartoon or video game characters, even television or movie idols, can also serve as figurative or media models in this case.
Television often promotes unhealthy eating habits and excessive television viewing has been linked to obesity. Children view an average of 15 food commercials every day and 98 per cent of these commercials are for food of low nutritional
One of the main influences on children by the media is obesity and anorexia. Who would imagine that some images or a video could push a child to increase the dose of food or reduce it? According to the Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorder organization, more than half of teenage girls are on diets or think they should be. The displays of teenage girls by a TV show or advertising even though unintentional, young girls tend to copy their favourite character. In their aim to get thinner they put themselves on a diet, and sometimes cause them not to eat, these eating disorders causes illnesses. On average, girls begin dieting at the age of eight, and eighty-one per cent of ten-year-olds panic becoming fat. From where do these girls get such a poor self-image? Unfortunately, media most frequently foster negative affective body images among youth but how? That would be a great question but it has a simple answer. Apparently, models are not limited to real people; even super heroes, cartoon or video game characters, even television or movie idols, can also serve as figurative or media models in this case.
Television often promotes unhealthy eating habits and excessive television viewing has been linked to obesity. Children view an average of 15 food commercials every day and 98 per cent of these commercials are for food of low nutritional