HOW TV AFFECTS KIDS By Alex Kozakiewicz Did you know that 70% of child care use TV during a typical day?
The average child spends 900 hours in school and 1023 hours in front of the TV. Research has shown that children who consistently spend more than 4 hours a day watching TV are more likely to be overweight. Also kids who view violent events, such as a kidnapping or murder, are also more likely to believe that the world is scary and that something bad will happen to them. Research also indicates that TV consistently reinforces gender-role and racial stereotypes. The average American child will witness 200,000 violent acts on television by age 18. TV violence sometimes begs for imitation because violence is often demonstrated and promoted as a fun and effective way to get what you want. Kids 8 to 12 are frightened by the threat of violence, natural disaster, and the victimization of children, whether those images appear on fictional shows, the news, or reality-based shows. The alcohol ads over the years have increased and a lot of underage kids are being exposed to it. Be careful about wh
