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THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN

Presentation by: Alok Kumar

HOW MANY PEOPLE OWN A TV SET?

70% of India households have

at least 1 TV set.

40% of children have a TV set in their rooms

HOW MUCH TV KIDS WATCH?


The

average Indian child watches 4-5 hours a day. Which means 28 hours a week.

HOW TV IS AN EFFECTIVE MEDIA?


57% of TV program contain violence Children programming contains 5 times more violence than prime time television. 25% of violent acts involve handguns Childrens TV shows contain about 20 violent acts each hour

CHILDREN AS A LEARNER
Childrens minds are like raw material which can be molded in any shape. Risk taking tendency

Dont know what is real and what is fiction


- lack of real-life experience - believe what they see

are visual learners

- they imitate what they see

WHAT CHILDREN ARE MOST LIKELY TO WATCH ON TV


Horror serials, movies , reality shows and cartoons WWE , cricket and other sports Always watching TVsbefore and after school

POSITIVE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN


Various cultural knowledge they can get cultural and social knowledge from channels liked News,DD Bharti and DD1. effective learning tool Geographical and wild life knowledge Current affairs Entertainment Sports knowledge

NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN

Violence is often rewarded and often has negative consequences.


- 73% of perpetrators on TV are unpunished (National Television Violence Study, 1992) - Heroes are rarely punished

Medical problems
Obesity Eye problem Heart problem Various other diseases

Becomes asocial and sometimes antisocial Becomes unrealistic and sometimes takes useless risks Looses childhood and becomes vulgar, adult and aggressive

CONCLUSION watching TV has both positive and negative aspect It depends on viewer what he grabs. there should be effort from guardian to resist watching and promoting vulgar shows Children should watch TV only in leisure time Producers should keep in mind children while designing shows Govt. should give subsidies for such shows

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO...


Talk to your children explain to them what they are seeing/experiencing watch at least one episode of the programs that your children watch outright ban any programs that are too offensive limit viewing hours encourage child to spend time on sports hobbies or with their friends draw up enjoyable activities

THANK YOU

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