the affects of television on children
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The Affects of Television on ChildrenJaclyn GarciaPSY492 UBTRANSCRIPT
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The Affects of Television The Affects of Television on Childrenon Children
Jaclyn GarciaJaclyn Garcia
PSY492 UBPSY492 UB
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Television has become a major emphasis in children’s lives. In an effort to explain the impact television has had I will review the current information related to research and studies that have been conducted to learn what impact television has on a child’s mental and social development.
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Young children do not understand the difference between reality and television
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There is a noticeable difference in a child’s brain with ADD than a child at a normally developing attention span
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Studies have shown there is a correlation to the number of hours spent watching television and the child having ADD
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Television does not encourage natural play and interaction for
children
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Studies have shown that only 1% of non-US
participants had ADHD and nearly
11% of US children had
ADHD
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Children, who watch three or more hours of television per day are at
risk for attention problems
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The negative affects that
television has on children’s
emotional and social
development.
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Thinking and speaking are directly connected
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Children need interaction
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television is for
entertainment not
education
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Television is to the brain as
candy is to the body
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Television should be handled the same way every other item is handled in a child’s life… it should be age appropriate and should not
be the be-all and end-all to a child’s life
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References:
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