I finally have a thesis! Hold your applause please. Ok are you ready for this?
Television for children three years and younger will negatively effect their early development.
But is it really wrong for babies to watch television if it is made for babies?Isn't the whole point of educational TV for kids, TELEVISION FOR KIDS??? What about shows like "Baby's First Words" and "Baby Einsteins"? If you really think about it, does a baby know the difference from a trombone to a violin? NO! However, they may recognize a color or shape if it is repeated multiple times in front of them. Baby videos and TV shows may have a place in their development, but not necessarily in the way most parents think they do. Many parents want their child to be an overachiever, perfect at sports, music, and math. Therefore, many of these programs for babies have animated characters playing sports, listening to classical music, and counting numbers. Why is this industry obsessed with overachievers?
Television is not the only factor that effects a child's early development. It is also the parents and other people around them; the environment they live in can have a larger impact than a dancing animated pig on a wide screen TV. Who is really calling the shots when a toddler can barely talk? The parents are the most concerned about their child.
How necessary are television programs with commercials that interrupt the program for a baby? Babies and toddlers can barely understand what is even happening. How do they know it's bad for them? They should just watch education DVDs that only will play for an hour and then they can have the rest of time to play with their own toys and with their parents. When they get older, television programs can start making a difference to them. They will know how to count and what letters are. Only then do these programs seem valuable.
Wow...sorry that was a lot. I guess I got more ideas in my head than I thought. Well if you have any thoughts on this shoot a comment my way!
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