Why You Must Sensor What Your Child Watches On Television


Submitted by soraya452
August 21, 2012 - 39 weeks 2 days ago

One children get to a certain age (usually around two years of age) they begin to absorb everything around them very quickly and very easily. This includes what’s on television. I know many people who carry on watching what they like, regardless of whether their young child is in the room or not.

Not all daytime television is suitable for children. For example it might include adult themes which children are unable to deal with at such a young age. There could also be violence and/or swearing which could lead to the child repeating what they see.

Television is one of the easiest ways for a child to learn. Therefore you must make sure your child isn’t watching something that is not right for their age group, otherwise they will learn stuff before they have the proper mental capacity to deal with it properly.

Well your child it still under a year and a half this is pretty much an non existing issue. Above that age you have to be careful, even if they aren’t paying attention to what is on the screen because that can change in an instant. Once the damage has been done it can be very hard reverse and then you'll have to live with the consequences.


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GDop26

Now I don't mean any dis-respect here but I personally think that censoring what your child or children watch on TV isn't the most efficient, now I'm not saying you should let them watch rated R shows or Family Guy freely - so I do agree that censoring should be used but only in moderation - but that censoring isn't the most important thing to do. First of all, nowadays it is far too difficult to censor out all of the bad stuff (swearing, violence, sex) out from your child. There are so many sources of "bad morals, or things unsuitable for children" out there to successfully block. Now I'm not saying that it's hopeless, it certainly isn't. I believe the most important - but not the only thing you need - is parental guidance and support. To teach and guide the child to do what is right and wrong, what is respectful and what is not instead of trying so hard to control what a child sees and hears.

Honestly, to me anyways, I think if you had a very strong, intelligent and wise parent, no matter what the child's problems are, the challenges he/her will face, with a good parent they'll still grow to be healthy individuals.

Submitted by GDop26 on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 20:09.