In fact, every child is hard to resist cartoons, bright colors, cute cartoon images, interesting content, sometimes even adults like to watch.
Should children watch cartoons?
How can children develop a good sense of rules?
How should parents correctly understand the fact that their children watch cartoons?
Children watch cartoons for a long time, do not let them cry, it is obvious that in the matter of watching TV, parents have not formulated corresponding rules in advance, so that children can develop habits and watch some cartoons in moderation.
What are the reasons why children indulge in cartoons without moderation?
First, parents do not have enough understanding of their children's watching cartoons. Some mothers will interpret their children sitting motionless in front of the TV for a long time to watch cartoons as a manifestation of their children's good concentration. And parents will think that from the cartoon can let the child learn a lot of things, but there is no rule for the child, such as when to watch every day, how long to watch every day, etc., and the cartoon itself, for the child has a very strong attraction, soon the child will be addicted to cartoons, do not show will cry.
Second, adults do not set a good example for their children. In some families, the TV is turned on for a long time, almost in the morning, and the TV is turned off until the night when they go to bed. Such an atmosphere will naturally make children develop the habit of loving watching TV.
Third, adults use television as a nanny. Children are always easily attracted to all kinds of electronic products, no matter how naughty the child, as soon as he turns on the TV and plays cartoons, he can honestly sit for a long time. Whenever parents do something of their own, they hand their children over to the TV.
Addicted to cartoons, it has a lot of influence on children!
First, destroy the child's visual system motor ability
When watching TV, the eyeballs rarely move, and as long as the eyes stare at the TV screen, they do not have to dilate their pupils, nor do they move back and forth, and they lack general browsing activities. When reading a book, the eyes must constantly move left and right up and down the page, requiring the ability and strength of the eye muscles to move. Watching TELEVISION impairs the lack of movement of the eye muscles, which impairs the ability to search, browse, and focus needed to develop reading habits. Therefore, watching too much TV not only affects the child's vision, but more importantly, destroys the child's visual system motor ability, thus affecting the child's reading ability. The eyes watching TV will be too lazy to read a book. This is an important factor in the ability of television to harm children's ability to read and learn.
Second, destroy the child's attention
Children's ability to watch TV and play games for a long time is a "passive attention" arousal, which is a special form of attention that does not require the participation of conscious attention. As long as you sit there, there will naturally be various sounds, colors, and movements in the TV to attract the child's attention. Reading, learning and writing homework are different, it takes a lot of brains, effort, and effort, and the child needs to constantly increase intentional attention, focus on the required content and activities, and actively and continuously pay attention to the goal. Therefore, no matter how long the child watches TV, it cannot explain the level of attention of the child.
Third, let people become passive, lazy, and evasive
Television not only makes our eyes lack movement, but also makes our hearts lazy and passive. True learning and problem solving requires initiative and persistence. Brian, a professor at the University of Alabama, noted that television reduces the ability to actively concentrate. He observes that children have watched many fast-paced TV shows, and then asks them to read or solve complex puzzles, and their perseverance and willingness to complete will be reduced.
Because tv programs use various tricks to attract children's attention, children are accustomed to learning due to external stimuli, rather than spontaneous active learning. Once you encounter a difficult problem, your mind drifts to the other side, waiting for the turntable. Brian also stressed that the problem of television reducing the ability to actively concentrate is particularly important in toddlers aged three to five, because this period of time seems to be particularly susceptible.
Fourth, let the child's thinking ability freeze
When watching TV, the brain's cognitive processing is basically in a state of perception, and it rarely requires deep thinking and analysis. Once a child is accustomed to passively receiving information and is in a state of various sensory stimuli for a long time, his ability to think actively will be weakened.
According to a study, "As long as you sit in front of the TV screen for half an hour, people's metabolism and activity are reduced, and their IQ is also decreasing."
Some parents will be very anxious after learning the harm of watching TV, what if the child has developed this habit?
Next, we will list a few suggestions for parents' reference.
1. Set up an agreement and control the time
We recommend that children under the age of two do not touch television and electronic products, and children over the age of 2 should limit the amount of time they spend watching TV. Before watching TV, parents should consult with their children, when to watch every day, how long to watch every day, and when the time comes, they will take the initiative to turn off the TV. In general, we recommend that children aged 2-3 should watch cartoons for 5-10 minutes. When the time comes, do not let the TV turn off and cry, parents can let the child make a choice, is to continue to watch today, but the next 7 days can not watch, or abide by the rules, now turn off the TV, but can watch every day. At this time, the child will have his own thinking, no matter which choice the child makes, he should adhere to the principle, so as to help the child develop good habits.
2. Take advantage of the opportunity to watch TV to communicate more with your child
For children who often watch TV, it is unlikely that children will be completely banned from watching TV at once. Parents can watch with their children and use this opportunity to communicate more with their children. This interaction not only enhances mutual feelings, provides the child with the opportunity to communicate with people, but also helps to pull the child out of the screen and promote his thinking. In this process, a good parent-child relationship itself helps children to reduce their dependence on television.
3. Give your child more opportunities to move
Some parents are afraid of their children crying and afraid of their children's annoyance, so they turn on the TV to divert their children's attention and push their children to the TV to "manage", which is an irresponsible performance of the child. Parents should try to take time out of their children to play games, walk, visit parks, participate in fun and meaningful activities, and provide children with a wide space for activities, so that they feel that there are many interesting things in the world in addition to television.
4. Parents should first do not watch TV, which is the most important point.
If parents are obsessed with TV every day, it is difficult for children to withstand the temptation. It is not reasonable to look at it but not to let the child see it, and it will also make parents reluctantly lose their proper image in the child. But if parents often hold books at home and often share the harvest of reading books, children will also be attracted. Parents are the first teachers of children, and every word and deed of parents will affect the growth of children, so parents must first control themselves when raising children.
5. Select high-quality cartoons suitable for children
There are many types of cartoons now, but not all cartoons are suitable for children. For example, children who have seen Pleasant Goat and Gray Wolf know that red wolves often use pans to beat gray wolves, and the names between them "husband" and "wife" are also widely used by children, in fact, many cartoons are no longer simply childlike specially made for children, and many violent shots and adult shots in cartoons are not suitable for children, so parents should carefully choose some high-quality cartoons suitable for children, so as not to bring negative effects to children.