It is undoubtedly true that the majority of children in the modern world prefer watching television to engaging in outdoor activities. Although this arises because of several reasons, there are still some solutions to this negative trend.
There are some main causes of children’s bias towards watching television. One main reason is that as technological products have become cheaper these days, most families have one or more televisions in their houses, which enable young children to watch television more. Another critical cause of children’s watching habits is that they lack care from their parents. Since society becomes more and more competitive, people have to spend most of their time working rather than going home and playing with their young children. This lack of care pushes children to use television as their main way of entertainment.
However, parents can encourage outdoor activities by taking proper actions. Firstly, this can be done by playing sports with children. For example, as young boys often enjoy playing football, at the weekend fathers should take them to the park and play football with them. If parents maintain this routinely, children will establish the habit to play sports regularly. Secondly, it is necessary to limit the time children watch television. Parents should allow their children to watch TV for only one or two hours at the weekend. Finally, parents should explain to their children the harmfulness of watching television excessively and the benefits their children can gain when they engage in outdoor activities.
In conclusion, today children tend to watch television excessively because of many reasons. However, if parents take prompt actions, they can still cope with this negative trend among youngsters.