Long ago, television was invented to satify the eager of entertaining for human beings. Gradually, it has become an important part of their lives. People from young to old age like watching television and cannot get their eyes out of the screens. However, there are some disadvantages about television that not all of us can recognize, especially to chidren.
First, watching television makes children wasting time. Because there are many interesting programs which attract their attention, they spend hours surfing channels and watching from one program to another. Second, children who sit in front of televisions for hours every day will gain weight fast and harm their health. Studies show that concentrating on the television screen too much can damage the eyesight and cause headache for a long time.
Moreover, children may lose the creativity, growth of intelligence and emotional reaction by watching televion all the time. They only see what are being showed; they become less curious about the world around them. Last but not least, the more children watch television, the more addicted they are. They have a strong feeling that they need to watch television whenever they arrive home. The situation can be worse if they accidentally watch some violent or mature programs. After being addicted, they will try to imitate the charaters in those programs and attack people in dangerous ways.
Recently, some people say that chidren should watch television regularly because they can increase their knowledge through this way. This may be true; however, if parents do not choose the programs wisely, they just bring out nothing but dangers. Besides, there are many ways that children can do to study and relax. Joining a club at school is an easy and effective choice for them. It will help them adapt to a new environment, improve the communication skill and gain more knowledge.
Watching television is one of the popular ways for chidren