Be a little cautious, apply the following tricks, and keep your child away from the television. It may seem a little difficult to begin with, but what matters at the end is the wellbeing of your child. Parama Sen tells you just how.
There is no doubt that TV screens are a terrific babysitter! But if you have a new-born baby at home and routinely use the TV to calm him/her down, so you can get stuff done, you’re actually shaping your child’s brain so that he/she will be less able to entertain him/herself all alone, over time. If your kid is already a toddler, then you have to be extra cautious, because he/she is capable of narrating their ‘own’ opinion now!
Go through the following ways to ensure your child is not getting an overdose of Doremon, Chhota Bheem or any of the other sitcoms your child might develop an addiction for.
Why is this a problem
• TV changes brain development. It can sabotage kids as they learn to read, and keep them from becoming good students.
• Toddlers and pre-schoolers have other very important developmental work to do. The huge amount of time spent on TV should be spent on things that are better for their brains—blocks, art, running around, engaging with other people. These activities teach kids self-regulation, and are the foundation for the next stages of learning.
• TV is addictive and this sets up a habit for life. Every child growing up today will have enough trouble with screen addiction without us setting their brain up to make it
more likely.
Raise a Media-Savvy Kid
It’s unlikely you’ll get your child to stop watching TV completely, but you can help him/her become an ‘informed’ viewer. One way to do that is to teach him/her to be critical of the many advertisements he’ll see.
Try these following tricks:
• Play ‘spot the commercials.’ Ask your child to tell you the difference between a television programme and an advertisement. Discuss what the marketers do to make products seem attractive.
• Give him/her a reality check. When you watch a show together, talk about whether the events could happen in the real world. If not, ask him to explain why not.
• Practice ‘talk back.’ Encourage your child to speak directly to the TV when he sees something he disagrees with in a programme or spots a false commercial claim.
• After every week, ask your kid to write a piece on what they have learnt from TV that week and what needs to be changed. You can publish that on your social media page and later on show them the ‘likes’ or the comments that the post has got.
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