By: Whitney Tatomer
Television impact on kids
 Watching television is part of kids daily lives
 When kids wake up they watch TV…
 When kids get home from school they watch TV…
 When kids are done with homework they watch TV…
 When kids are done eating dinner they watch TV…
 Before kids go to bed they watch TV…
 Television has become such a huge part of society that it
starts to affect our youth in negative manners
Effects on healthy child
development
 While TV aggressively markets fast food it encourages
kids and young adults to eat unhealthy food.
 When people watch TV they tend to eat food while they
eat. It turns into something that is comfort.
 There is only four percent of commercials shown on TV
that are directed towards eating healthy food.
 McDonalds ,the largest food advertiser on TV spend 5
million on there “We love to see you smile” ad campaign.
Sexual Content
 Media, magazines, Television, advertisements, and
music all give out sexual content that give young
children the wrong impression about what should be
acceptable to society.
 In 2001 three out of four prime time shows contained
sexual references.
 Of the shows only one in ten talked about having safe
sex.
 In shows that portrayed teens only, only 17 percent
promoted safe sex.
Education
 Education comes first with our youth. But what happens
when TV becomes before homework? Our children's
education and studies fall behind and become less
important.
 There can be educational programs on TV, but majority
of kids want to watch cartoons, nickelodeon, MTV, Vh1,
and comedy central. None of those channels are
educational.
 Our youth is our future, so if children don’t do our
studies, in there 20s and on will be negatively affected.
Violence
 There has been many studies that young children may be
vulnerable to violent images and messages media and
television give out.
 Children begin to get increased fear; Either they are
traumatized by what was seen or feel like they may be a
victim to society.
 Desensitization to real life violence; is when children can’t
separate what’s fake form reality. Sometimes cartoons seem
like real life to kids and they mimic what they see ,leading
them to harm themselves or others.
 Increased aggressive behavior; When children watch a
majority of violent shows they then begin to act out with
violence themselves.
Psychological effects
 When a person watches too much TV the basal ganglia
section of the brain tends to become too active.
 Dopamine is produced by this part of the brain.
 When the dopamine is released, less neurotransmitters
are able to help other parts of the body function.
 When toddlers who watch horror movies are more likely
to have sleeping disorders, anxiety, or aggressive
behavior.
Did You Know….???
 A child learns way more efficiently wit hands on activities
rather than visuals seen on the TV screen.
 TV viewing takes away the time your child needs to develop
important motor skills, language, creativity, and social
skills.
 Within the Childs two first years these parts of the brain are
developed through playing, exploration, and conversation.
 TV viewing numbs your Childs mind as it prevents your
child from practicing initiative, being intellectually
challenged, thinking analytically, and using his or her
imagination.
Conclusion
In Conclusion Television negatively affects children and
distracts them away from what are the higher priorities
in life. When children start to act out in violence,
negative behavior, start copying sexual content, have
psychological effects, and put there watching TV before
there homework TV time needs to be limited. Our youth
is our future and priorities come before entertainment
on Television.