“The negative connotations people attribute to television and children such as it being a replacement baby-sitter, taking away from the responsibility of parents and acting as a sedative are false. If the children are watching the right programs that teach them things it helps their minds flourish which later in life will allow them to create beautiful things. Parents allowing their children to watch the right kids' shows is a healthy and important aspect which will help a child's mind develop to a creative and intelligent adult mind.”
http://jackiejesusblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/television-can-help-cultivate-childs.html
Although part of me agrees with the above statements you made, I don’t completely agree with you. I do believe television can play an important role in developing imagination and learning – both which are desperately needed in our society today. Television has indeed played an enormous role in learning many facts, issues, ideals, and occurrences that we encounter every day in our lives. Furthermore, we are constantly increasing our thoughts and widening our knowledge through many of the different television shows on TV. However, there are programs which might not necessarily help children’s minds to flourish or create beautiful things, and quite often I see the television turned on to any random show to distract and calm down children.
My extent of television shows is quite limited, as I did not grow up watching much television, but I work with children, and I see and hear many things that television has portrayed to them. I definitely don’t think all television shows are bad, nevertheless if children are watching shows that are not beneficial programs, what they learn and how they imagine is going to be reflected. I see this strongly, especially in my cousins. As much as I love my two younger cousins – ages 5 and 9 – they often can be tough and wild to handle. I have seen many times when either their parents or mine want quiet and peace, and resort to turning on the television. This immediately catches my cousins’ attentions and they are captivated to whatever show is playing. Unfortunately, often none of the adults pay much attention to what show is actually being played, or what exactly the show is about.
Like you mentioned, many of the shows you have watched have shaped your current personality. When non-idealistic shows are played, one’s personality is definitely affected by it and will be shaped accordingly. That leaves us with determining what shows are beneficial, and which ones are not. As well as the need to examine whose responsibility it is for what television shows a child views.
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