Young Children love spending time in front of the television. They like to watch their favorite shows while eating or before sleeping and even after waking up.
But too much of anything is bad. And the same goes for TV. Too much TV time is not good for young kids who are just coming out of their shells, and their brain is at a developing stage. It’s not like TV is all bad, there are always advantages to something with disadvantages.
Children these days take notes from their favorite characters about the kids' wear and also about the latest trends. Proper viewing of TV can be helpful, and the informative programs help your child gain some knowledge.
But if you see your child spending more amount of time in front of the idiot box and is always glued to his seat and cares more about the timing of his favorite shows, then your kid may be suffering from after-effects of too much TV time.
It is essential that you set some rules and assign TV time to your kid.
This is to avoid the birth of any of the following problems that arise in kids due to too much screen time.
1. Obesity
Today’s Tech friendly generation can be seen glued to Smartphones, play stations, PC games, TV, etc. They prefer playing on these devices by sitting in their chair than actually going out to play with the real three dimensional people.
This is so because it’s easy to sit in a chair with a bag of eatables in front of a TV. This leads to the obesity problems in young kids because all they are doing is eating and watching and not doing any physical activity.
And when you observe that the recently bought kids' dress is not fitting your baby, this can be a cause of worry.
2. Effect on his Behavior:
As your little one’s mind is still developing, he believes in everything he sees. If your kid is watching the content he that he must not, like programs that encourage violent behavior, he might start to believe in all that stuff.
Also, his mind could turn him into violent kid, which you obviously do not want to happen. So, keep an eye on that. He might start getting irritated on a day to day matters which can otherwise be solved easily. Some commonly observed patterns include changed choices of their kid's causal dresses etc.
3. Nightmares
There are channels that broadcast programs that include ghosts, monsters, and other kinds of scary visual images.
If your kid somehow manages to watch these for once, he will have nightmares about it, and that will affect his sleep and his overall development.
4. Irregular Sleep time
If you are not monitoring your kid’s TV time, it can easily toss over his sleep time. After a long time of constant screen glazing, your kid would find it hard to sleep, and even if he manages to do so, he will always feel restless and stressed out.
5. Fear of being alone
This is a kind of fear that might arise if your child is spending too much time in front of the TV. A kid needs friends to play with or share things with; TV time is taking that away from him. So, be sure that doesn’t happen to your little kid.
6. Effect on Eyes
Too much screen time will definitely lead to weak eyesight. If your kid is watching TV constantly without giving his eyes any break or if he is watching from closer distance, he is likely to suffer from eyesight problems.
By limiting your own screen time or by not keeping the TV in your child’s bedroom, you can limit your kid’s screen time to, much extent. Try to allow only 2 hours of TV time to your kid of more than two years of age.
By regulating your little one’s screen time, you can help him grow into a responsible citizen of the society.