In Digital era, the young generation spend most of their time in front of television than previous generation. The consequences of watching television for longer period have a detrimental effect on children’s health physically and mentally. Also, It affect children’s social life , communication skills and isolate them from their peers. Although, it has significant impact in children’s health and behavior , I think we must restrict the screen time of children to a certain period but not limited to television.
Due to advancement in technology , television became smarter than before. Television not only used to watch TV programs , movies or news rather it allows us to play games, download apps, watch streaming services, and connect with our peers. Thus, the evolution in television to become smart TV attract youths to spend more time in front of TV. Due to the long exposure , it has a detrimental effect on children’s health such as obesity, eye vision and addiction problems. Moreover, children do not spend more time outside which limits their social life to connect with friends and community. Furthermore, a study indicates children aged between 5-11 are spending nearly 7 hours for TV and other smart devices.
In my opinion, the technology provides children with unlimited resources in which they are attracted to spend more time in television. However, parents should track their children behavior and restrict them to limited their screen time. In addition, they can introduce new activities such as hiking, cycling, and swimming based on their children’s interest.
To conclude, the children spending time on television is increasing daily. This certainly has a negative consequences on children’s health. As parents, it is their responsibility to watch over their children behavior and limit the overall screen time.