The Negative Effects of Television for Children

Television gives many negative effects for children. Every day Children never leave television. They like to stay many hours just in front of television. It is not good for them because there are so many negative effects in television. First, children will learn bad habits much faster than the good ones.  TV characters often depict risky behaviors, such as smoking and drinking, and also reinforce gender-role and racial stereotypes. Second, television creates an apprehensive. The criminal news will create an apprehensive outlook in the children such as raping, divorcing, violence in household and massive fight. Third, television makes the children grow up earlier. In the television, there are so many programs show about sexual behavior, such as kissing, making a date, making a love, free sex. Finally, television makes the children lazy. When they are watching television, they are lazy to go and do anything because they concentrate on what they are watching. And sometimes they more believe on television than their parents. In short, it is clear that there are many effects of television for children.