This is what many children often do during the holidays, which is stealing his concentration, and parents don't know it
The mythical beasts have been on vacation, but the adults are still at work, no one takes the baby and no one supervises, for the safety of the child, many parents can only let the child stay at home and watch TV, and the child can watch the cartoon for a day.
Not to mention children, even I, a mother, love to watch all kinds of anime, and our mother is an ally in this regard.
However, as time went on, I found that cartoons hurt children a lot, especially affecting children's concentration.
But children watch cartoons, it seems that they can't quit, as parents, how can we guide it correctly?
Why do children like to watch cartoons?
Cartoons attract children's attention with their unique charm, with their vivid characters, fantastical storylines, and colorful graphics, which provide children with a whole new world.
1. Rich and diverse content
The content of cartoons is varied, ranging from friendships to bravery, to natural sciences.
The content is presented in a way that is easy for children to understand, so that they can be inspired and rewarded while watching.
2. Vivid and interesting characters
The characters in cartoons tend to have vivid images and outstanding characteristics. The interactions between these characters and the storyline are easy for children to resonate with and make them feel like they're in that fantasy world.
3. Stimulate imagination and creativity
The fantasy elements and creative ideas in the cartoons can stimulate children's imagination and creativity.
They will imitate the behavior of characters from cartoons, play role-playing games, or get creative in real life and try their hand at creating their own stories, paintings, etc.
4. Companionship and warmth
For children, cartoons are also a companion and warm existence. As they grow up, they encounter all kinds of confusion and uneasiness, and cartoons can give them comfort and strength to feel that they are not alone.
Overall, cartoons play an important role in a child's development. Not only do they provide entertainment and education, but they also stimulate children's imagination and creativity, making them great companions in their growth.
What are the benefits and disadvantages of watching more cartoons for children?
There are two sides to everything, and the same goes for watching cartoons.
Appropriate and positive cartoons have a good assistance function in improving children's language expression, thinking and cognition.
For example, through interesting storylines and vivid character interactions, children are taught how to get along with others, share and care for others.
In addition, cartoons can also stimulate children's imagination and creativity, providing them with unlimited creative space.
However, watching cartoons excessively can have a negative impact on a child's ability to concentrate.
In one study, psychologists found that children who regularly watched cartoons performed poorly in terms of concentration.
1. The screen is switched too fast
Cartoons are fast in terms of screen switching, and children's brains need to constantly process these rapidly changing information, which can easily lead to inattention.
2. The plot jumps and the story line are too complicated
Some cartoons have large storyline jumps or overly complex storylines, which can make it difficult for children to understand and follow the storyline, which can affect their ability to concentrate.
3. Complexity of language and writing
The language and text of some cartoons are too complex and beyond the child's comprehension ability, which can cause the child to feel difficult in listening to and understanding the content of the cartoon, which can affect their ability to concentrate.
4. Stimulation of sound and visual effects
Cartoons often use a variety of sound and visual stimuli that can distract children and interfere with their ability to concentrate.
5. Passively accept information
Children tend to passively receive information when watching cartoons, rather than actively thinking and exploring, which will lead to insufficient exercise in children's active attention, which will affect their concentration.
The fast screen switching and strong visual stimuli of cartoons can easily distract children.
In addition, over-watching cartoons can also lead to over-reliance on the virtual world and a sense of alienation from the real world.
Therefore, when parents choose cartoons for their children, they should pay attention to choosing cartoons with simple plots, clear language, and moderate screen switching, and also pay attention to controlling their children's viewing time, so as not to have a negative impact on their children's concentration.
How to get children to watch cartoons scientifically?
As the saying goes, it's better to be blocked than to be sparse.
Instead of blindly banning children from watching cartoons, causing strong disgust and protest among children, it is better to think about how to let children watch cartoons scientifically and efficiently, so that children can continue to get positive incentives while keeping them happy.
Here are a few tips to give parents some inspiration.
1. Control the viewing time
Parents should limit the amount of time their children spend watching cartoons, especially at night and before going to bed.
Prolonged cartoon watching can affect your child's sleep quality and mental state during the day.
Parents are advised to make a reasonable viewing schedule so that their children have enough time to rest and participate in other beneficial activities.
2. Choose the right cartoon
It is crucial to choose cartoons that are appropriate for your child's age and interests.
For younger children, choose cartoons with simple content, clear graphics, and gentle music.
And for older kids, there are some educational and enlightening cartoons to choose from, such as adventure, sci-fi, and classic animated films.
3. Watch with your child
Parents can accompany their children to watch cartoons together, chat with each other about their feelings, plots, etc., which not only helps to improve children's concentration, but also enhances parent-child relationship.
4. Encourage children to imitate and perform
After watching the cartoon, encourage the child to imitate the characters and plot from the cartoon to act. This allows children to understand the content of the cartoon more deeply, while also improving their expressiveness and creativity.
5. Cultivate children's social skills
When children watch cartoons, encourage them to share the content and character characteristics of cartoons with their peers, or organize some cartoon-related social activities to help children better understand the relevant content of cartoons and improve their social skills.
6. Participate in a variety of activities
For children, they need more light, sound and electricity stimulation, and it is difficult to meet them with a single cartoon, so parents must guide their children more, accompany their children to go out, and participate in various activities outdoors, such as artistic creation, reading and other beneficial activities.
These activities help develop children's multiple skills and interests, allowing them to better understand the world.
7. Appropriate guidance and correction
When children have bad viewing habits, such as getting too close to the TV, improper posture, etc., parents should guide and correct them in time.
Remind your child to maintain an appropriate viewing distance and correct sitting posture to avoid damage to their vision and spine.
Watching cartoons in moderation does have a certain positive effect on children's growth, but the negative impact behind it cannot be ignored.
Parents need to scientifically guide and manage the time and content of their children's cartoons to promote their children's all-round development and healthy growth. Let's work together to create a healthy and happy environment for children to grow up.
Author: Wait for the wind to come
A working mother of two children, holding a pen in her left hand and a baby in her right hand, she likes to read, write, and paint, and firmly believes that even if she lives in a chicken feather, she must have her own poetry and distance in her heart.
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