Research Paper On Toddlers
Toddlers and Television
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February 1st, 2014
Stefanie Marschner
Toddlers and Television
In today 's world everywhere, we go there is some type of media. In most homes, there are at least one or more TV sets. Adults are known for watching so much TV our younger generations are starting to develop the same habit if not worse due to more technology. Children are exposed to watching TV at such young age due to their parents watching TV. Children ages two to five years old watch an average of 32 hours of television a week, that is doubled that recommended amount per day. TV is a nice relaxing pastime for a couple hours but not when the privilege is abused. TV is ok but not when it is excessive television. When toddlers watch too much television it can cause health problems such as bad eating habits and obesity. Toddlers learn that watching TV is better than going outside to play. For a young child, it is important that television viewing is limited. Limited and monitored TV is ok because too much TV can delay a toddler’s development.
It is important for parents to pay attention to what toddlers watch on TV and how much TV they watch. Toddlers understand more than we think; a parent must pay careful attention to the programs they watch in front of their children. There are so …show more content…
many negative habits a child can learn from television. A toddler’s brain can be like a sponge when they see an action or hear words on the television they may want to copy that action. It is important that when a parent is watch their own TV programs not to have their toddlers in the room. The programs that a parent may want to watch most likely may not be suitable for a toddler to watch. Toddlers are recommended to watch only two hours of television per day and not watch television until the reach the age of two years old ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014).
Toddlers are recommended to watch only two hours of TV a day because their brain is still developing. The average amount of television a toddler watches is four and a half hours a day. When toddlers watch too much TV while their brain is still developing it can affect the speech causing a delay in their talking (Toddler development hurt by TV viewing, study finds. 2005). Watching too much television for toddlers can create lazy habits like wanting to stay inside and watch TV all day. They learn to choose the TV over psychical activities.
When a toddler is watching television it is recommended that a parent monitor what the child is watching. Toddlers should watch fun interactive learning programs. To monitor what a child watches and the time limit a parent should put in a video tape. If a child is watching a video tape a parent would not have to worry about going over two hours and get caught up in the TV scheduled programs. A video tape is limited, and it will let the toddler know when the tape is over then TV time is over ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014). There are many programs to choose from in today’s world many companies make TV programs for the toddlers age group. There are companies like PBS Kids, Sprout, Nick Jr, Disney Jr and a few more that make tapes for a toddler’s age group.
Parents should turn TV time into a fun learning experience, watch TV with your child. Encourage your child to interact with the program. Parents should lead by example while a parent is watching television with their child the parent should interact with the child and the television. When the tape is over the lesson from the program should be continued with the child’s play. The parent should reference the lessons learned from the tape and incorporate them in the child’s play. Work with your toddler and make up puzzles or a coloring game that relates to the program that was just watched. Parents should teach their toddler how to be critical to what they are watching. It can help with a toddler 's ability to understand more of what they have watched ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014).
When parents add on a lesson or a game after a toddler has just watched a program it helps the toddler retain information.
A toddler can absorb so much information at this young of a age everything should be a learning experience. Toddlers and parents watching television together can enhance the experience for the toddler. They see that their parents are enjoying the same shows that they enjoy. Their parents are interacting with the program which make the toddler want to interact as well. When the program is over the child and parents can still play together with the same focus as the program was. It teaches the toddler to put what they have learned into a real life
setting.
A toddler exposed to watching many hours of television can develop obesity along with many bad habits. A toddler that watches many hours of television can have a delayed speech. A study that was done by Brown University tested kids who watched many hour of television and kids that did not, the kids that watched many hours of television came back with lower test scores ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014). There has been a connection between deprived sleep and watching too much television. There are a few other bad habits that can be learned from watching too much television like attention problems difficulties in school, and eating disorders (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.).
It is not recommended that a child has their own TV in their room. It can let a child watch television whenever that wanted. When a toddler has a television in their room it can become a higher chance of unsupervised TV watching. It can also get a child in the habit of falling asleep with the TV on. When it comes to meal time the TV should be off, a toddler can learn that when the TV is on it is time to eat, which can lead to obesity.
Unsupervised television can lead to a lot of bad and unwanted habits and behavior. When a toddler does not have monitored television they can be exposed to many things like violent TV shows, or advertisement 's that promote drugs and smoking. They may also be exposed to sex from different TV shows or even commercials. A toddler has a very absorbent brain, and when exposed to unsupervised or monitored television a toddler can reenact what they see on TV. When exposed to large amounts of this type of television a toddler may go to school and want to fight because they see it is ok on TV. Children most of the time do what they see, so if a child sees "explicit sexual content" (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.) they may want to reenact what they saw. Another thing could be a child could see someone smoking or drinking on television and want to try it because they saw it on TV (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.).
Television is not a completely bad thing like people put it out to be; TV needs to be limited for children. Television becomes a bad habit when a child is allowed to sit and just watch. It is also bad when a child watches whatever they want on TV. A child can be exposed to many things by watching unsupervised television. As long as the parents set a time limit on a child 's TV watching and monitor what a child watches it will reduce the risk of having development problems. Parents should watch TV with their child and interact with the child and the TV. A parent should make TV watching educational for a young child. Remember to lead by example. If a child is told to watch TV for a limited amount of time make sure the parents follow. Children like to copy what they see, so if they see their parents sitting down watching TV all day the child will want to do the same thing. As long as a child does not just sit in front of a television all day they will be fine, limited and monitored TV is the best.
References
Toddler development hurt by TV viewing, study finds. (2005). Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, 21(9), 7.
DuRant, R., Baranowski, T., Johnson, M., & Thompson, W. (1994). The relationship among television watching, physical activity, and body composition of young children. Pediatrics, 94(4 part 1), 449-455.
TV and Kids under Age 3. (2003). Retrieved from http://http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-faq.html#prevalentTV
Baby Center Expert Advice. (n.d). TV watching guidelines for toddlers. Retrieved from http://www.babycenter.com/0_tv-watching-guidelines-for-toddlers_11746.bc?page=
American Academy of Pediatrics. (n.d.). Media and Children. Retrieved from http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/pages/media-and-children.aspx
Com/156
February 1st, 2014
Stefanie Marschner
Toddlers and Television
In today 's world everywhere, we go there is some type of media. In most homes, there are at least one or more TV sets. Adults are known for watching so much TV our younger generations are starting to develop the same habit if not worse due to more technology. Children are exposed to watching TV at such young age due to their parents watching TV. Children ages two to five years old watch an average of 32 hours of television a week, that is doubled that recommended amount per day. TV is a nice relaxing pastime for a couple hours but not when the privilege is abused. TV is ok but not when it is excessive television. When toddlers watch too much television it can cause health problems such as bad eating habits and obesity. Toddlers learn that watching TV is better than going outside to play. For a young child, it is important that television viewing is limited. Limited and monitored TV is ok because too much TV can delay a toddler’s development.
It is important for parents to pay attention to what toddlers watch on TV and how much TV they watch. Toddlers understand more than we think; a parent must pay careful attention to the programs they watch in front of their children. There are so …show more content…
many negative habits a child can learn from television. A toddler’s brain can be like a sponge when they see an action or hear words on the television they may want to copy that action. It is important that when a parent is watch their own TV programs not to have their toddlers in the room. The programs that a parent may want to watch most likely may not be suitable for a toddler to watch. Toddlers are recommended to watch only two hours of television per day and not watch television until the reach the age of two years old ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014).
Toddlers are recommended to watch only two hours of TV a day because their brain is still developing. The average amount of television a toddler watches is four and a half hours a day. When toddlers watch too much TV while their brain is still developing it can affect the speech causing a delay in their talking (Toddler development hurt by TV viewing, study finds. 2005). Watching too much television for toddlers can create lazy habits like wanting to stay inside and watch TV all day. They learn to choose the TV over psychical activities.
When a toddler is watching television it is recommended that a parent monitor what the child is watching. Toddlers should watch fun interactive learning programs. To monitor what a child watches and the time limit a parent should put in a video tape. If a child is watching a video tape a parent would not have to worry about going over two hours and get caught up in the TV scheduled programs. A video tape is limited, and it will let the toddler know when the tape is over then TV time is over ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014). There are many programs to choose from in today’s world many companies make TV programs for the toddlers age group. There are companies like PBS Kids, Sprout, Nick Jr, Disney Jr and a few more that make tapes for a toddler’s age group.
Parents should turn TV time into a fun learning experience, watch TV with your child. Encourage your child to interact with the program. Parents should lead by example while a parent is watching television with their child the parent should interact with the child and the television. When the tape is over the lesson from the program should be continued with the child’s play. The parent should reference the lessons learned from the tape and incorporate them in the child’s play. Work with your toddler and make up puzzles or a coloring game that relates to the program that was just watched. Parents should teach their toddler how to be critical to what they are watching. It can help with a toddler 's ability to understand more of what they have watched ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014).
When parents add on a lesson or a game after a toddler has just watched a program it helps the toddler retain information.
A toddler can absorb so much information at this young of a age everything should be a learning experience. Toddlers and parents watching television together can enhance the experience for the toddler. They see that their parents are enjoying the same shows that they enjoy. Their parents are interacting with the program which make the toddler want to interact as well. When the program is over the child and parents can still play together with the same focus as the program was. It teaches the toddler to put what they have learned into a real life
setting.
A toddler exposed to watching many hours of television can develop obesity along with many bad habits. A toddler that watches many hours of television can have a delayed speech. A study that was done by Brown University tested kids who watched many hour of television and kids that did not, the kids that watched many hours of television came back with lower test scores ("Tv-Watching Guidelines For Toddlers", 2014). There has been a connection between deprived sleep and watching too much television. There are a few other bad habits that can be learned from watching too much television like attention problems difficulties in school, and eating disorders (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.).
It is not recommended that a child has their own TV in their room. It can let a child watch television whenever that wanted. When a toddler has a television in their room it can become a higher chance of unsupervised TV watching. It can also get a child in the habit of falling asleep with the TV on. When it comes to meal time the TV should be off, a toddler can learn that when the TV is on it is time to eat, which can lead to obesity.
Unsupervised television can lead to a lot of bad and unwanted habits and behavior. When a toddler does not have monitored television they can be exposed to many things like violent TV shows, or advertisement 's that promote drugs and smoking. They may also be exposed to sex from different TV shows or even commercials. A toddler has a very absorbent brain, and when exposed to unsupervised or monitored television a toddler can reenact what they see on TV. When exposed to large amounts of this type of television a toddler may go to school and want to fight because they see it is ok on TV. Children most of the time do what they see, so if a child sees "explicit sexual content" (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.) they may want to reenact what they saw. Another thing could be a child could see someone smoking or drinking on television and want to try it because they saw it on TV (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.).
Television is not a completely bad thing like people put it out to be; TV needs to be limited for children. Television becomes a bad habit when a child is allowed to sit and just watch. It is also bad when a child watches whatever they want on TV. A child can be exposed to many things by watching unsupervised television. As long as the parents set a time limit on a child 's TV watching and monitor what a child watches it will reduce the risk of having development problems. Parents should watch TV with their child and interact with the child and the TV. A parent should make TV watching educational for a young child. Remember to lead by example. If a child is told to watch TV for a limited amount of time make sure the parents follow. Children like to copy what they see, so if they see their parents sitting down watching TV all day the child will want to do the same thing. As long as a child does not just sit in front of a television all day they will be fine, limited and monitored TV is the best.
References
Toddler development hurt by TV viewing, study finds. (2005). Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, 21(9), 7.
DuRant, R., Baranowski, T., Johnson, M., & Thompson, W. (1994). The relationship among television watching, physical activity, and body composition of young children. Pediatrics, 94(4 part 1), 449-455.
TV and Kids under Age 3. (2003). Retrieved from http://http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-faq.html#prevalentTV
Baby Center Expert Advice. (n.d). TV watching guidelines for toddlers. Retrieved from http://www.babycenter.com/0_tv-watching-guidelines-for-toddlers_11746.bc?page=
American Academy of Pediatrics. (n.d.). Media and Children. Retrieved from http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/pages/media-and-children.aspx