How Does Tv Affect Children

I really don’t understand why my niece who is only 6 years old always watches TV almost all the time. I also don’t know when she became addicted to watching television. Actually, I think maybe she likes watching TV because she might have nothing to do. It could also be her grandma who always offers to turn on the TV for her. What is the real cause, though? I can understand if it is because she has nothing to do. But sitting in front of the TV all day? No way! I don’t get it. I have to see my niece cries everyday when her grandma turns the TV off. Why does she have to cry because of the big screen things. Moreover, my niece also acts aggressively toward people in the house. At first, I thought this was so ridiculous that she cried because she was not allowed to watch TV. However, after I saw these situations regularly, I realized this was not funny anymore. Is there any way that I can help my niece to get rid of spending too much time with TV? I was really curious about how TV affects children, so I typed it into Google. The Department of Education states that children in the United States watch an average of three to five hours of television everyday. There are a lot of negative effects from spending time in front of TV. Children who watch TV more than 4 hours per day are more likely to be overweight. The obesity problem has gotten more serious worldwide. In addition, television viewing burns only a few more calories than sleeping. Children who watch too much television don’t get as much physical activity and don’t explore new activities, according to the Family Education Network. Watching too much television is a major cause of obesity. Do we want to boost this habit at young ages? Also, today, there are a lot of kids who watch violent shows, and they might pick up bad attitudes and bad language from the shows. In addition, they might act out the same behaviors as their favorite character in the show. When I was reading this research, I felt like this

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