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Essay number 247
Studies suggest that children spend more time watching TV than they did in the past and
spend less on doing active or creative things. Why do you think it is the case? What
measures and methods can be used to tackle with it?
Laurence J. Peter has rightly said that ‘Television has changed the child from an irresistible
force to an immovable object.’ After coming home from school, children spend a lot of time
in watching TV instead of playing outdoor games and pursuing other creative hobbies like in
the olden days. In the following paragraphs, I shall discuss the causes of this phenomenon
and also suggest some ways forward.
The first and foremost cause of this is that due to the satellite TV, this medium is available
all the time. So much so, that some channels are exclusively dedicated to children. This has
made it very easy for the parents who use TVs as baby sitters. Secondly, parents are busy to
cope with the demands of the fast paced life of today and after coming home after a hectic
days work do not have the energy to spend time with their children. In earlier times, there
were very few programmes for children and because of slower life, even parents spent time
with children.
Furthermore, earlier there were joint families and grandparents were there to look after
children and encourage them to play in parks. Nowadays, there are nuclear families and
children are left alone which makes them spend time by watching TV. Finally, the cities
have become concrete jungles and there is no place for children to play outdoor games. On
top of that, the climate changes brought about by global warming make it difficult to
pursue outdoor games.
The solutions are simple but the onus is largely on the parents. They should give quality time to
their children and ration their TV viewing hours. Even the time to play video games should be
set properly. Outdoor activities should be encouraged and neighbourhood societies should be
formed where children can play outdoor games with each other. Parks should be maintained
properly so that children have a safe place to play outdoors.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that television and video games, in moderation, can
be a good thing. However, excess of everything is bad and therefore I believe parents should
set viewing limits to ensure their children do not spend too much time watching TV and
pursue other creative activities like they did in the earlier times.
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