Posts Tagged ‘TV Effect’

TV Effects On Children

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

TV Effects On Children

How much impact TV has on children depends on many factors: how much they watch, their age and personality, whether they watch alone or with adults, and whether their parents talk with them about what they see on TV.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality programming. To minimize the potential negative effects of television, it’s important to understand what the impact of television can be on children.

- Violence

Many violent acts are perpetrated by the “good guys,” whom kids have been taught to emulate. Even though kids are taught by their parents that it’s not right to hit, television says it’s OK to bite, hit, or kick if you’re the good guy. This can lead to confusion when kids try to understand the difference between right and wrong. And even the “bad guys” on TV aren’t always held responsible or punished for their actions.

Three potential responses to media violence in children:
- Increased fear—also known as the “mean and scary world” syndrome
- Desensitization to real-life violence
- Increased aggressive behaviour

TV: Small Influence on the Future Health

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

small influence for the future health

Television seems to be the number one enemy of children today, and that although very well with them, produces damage forever sequelae in children.

A recent study that evaluated 1300 children at 29 months, at 53 months and 10 years old, found that television in the small influence future health, as more TV than two years, the greater the possibility that the child is doing poorly in school and poor health at age 10.

Specifically, for each additional hour of TV exposure among children, reduced school participation is increased harassment by colleagues, takes a more sedentary lifestyle, increased consumption of junk food and eventually, the rate of body mass.

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A Computer Game for Children with Diabetes

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

a computer game for children with diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a metabolic disease that usually occurs at a young age, take the children, and requires a great education to control blood glucose levels and prevent accidents.

Therefore, we have developed a computer game for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, ie they are insulin dependent, in which children from 5 years of age, have fun while learning to manage their blood glucose to run, jump and to save the world.

While this game is for children with type 1 diabetes, siblings and friends can also be used by teachers and doctors.

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Beware of Violent Video Games

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

beware of violent video games

Studies on the behavior of children from violent video games, it is concluded that some may become more hostile and aggressive because of these.

While video games can sometimes be beneficial for some, as they improve their visual and spatial skills, and also their ability to create social networks, for others it has a negative effect.

For the vast majority of children are harmless, however, for a minority with personality problems or mental health can be very harmful. Since they respond in a more powerful influence of video games, are susceptible to these and are affected negatively.

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