There is a contentious topic over whether watching TV and movies boost children’s creativity or exert a detrimental impact on their imagination. While some people argue that watching habits could be beneficial for the creativity of youngsters, I uphold the viewpoint that this activity lowers the aptitude of wide imagination and there could be offered myriad activities to facilitate creative-thinking.
On the one hand, it is suggested by some that watching TV and films can facilitate the young in terms of creativity as they can witness to vivid animations and high-quality graphics on screens from the young age. Firstly, as children implicitly copy what they see, the colorfulness of TV shows, even creatively-designed advertisements can evoke the sense of creating something in their own way, ultimately contributing to their holistic approach to the world. Additionally, cartoons in their turn, can be advantageous as they can encourage children to think deeply and create their own style. Since cartoon characters have the great influence in shaping children’s mind in versatile ways, ranging from clothes choices to problem-solving ability, watching TV should be regarded as conducive activity as a creativity-builder factor.
On the other hand, it is believed by other people that exposing TV since young ages actually make the level of creativity decline in minor ones. First and foremost, the radiation stemming from TV screens can deleteriously affect the brain activity, damaging several faculties of young brains. It is proven by scientists that, the more children watch TV on a regular basis, the less they become active in both physically and cognitively. Furthermore, there are multiple creativity-boosting ways that can be adopted by children, such as reading and playing mind-sharpening games. Reading in fact, open doors to the entire world coming from fantasy as opposed to movies, which represent the by-product of other people’s imagination. In terms of active games, namely sudoku, chess, or puzzles, they demand problem-solving skills from children in which they can demonstrate their way of approach to win.
To conclude, having discussed both sides above, I am of the opinion that, while it is argued by some that watching TV is contributive pursuit for minors in pursuit of creativity, I believe that this activity lowers the level of this desired skill and there are handful of ways to support creative-thinking.