Negative Effects Of Televison On Children

Negative Effects of Television on Children

In recent times, the mass media such as newspaper, film, radio, television and internet are the principal way to receive information. Television is the most popular medium in which the children are exposed. It has the ability to entertain and educate. Statistics show that children who spend 1500 hours a week watching television get negative effects, in different aspects, such as physical, cognitive, emotional, and social.

First of all, children need to be physically well. They must exercise, as walking, playing ball, and joining sports, but television is a sedentary activity. If they spend long time in front of television, and don't exercise their bodies, there will be problems of obesity. They need healthy food too. Most of the children like eating junk food, such as candy bars, potato chips, and all that kind of stuff while they watch television. They don't like to eat healthy food like fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, chicken, fish, etc. A Scientific American article entitled "Television Addiction" says, "Television can also contribute to childhood obesity by aggressively marketing junk food to young audiences". The same article says, "According to the Canadian Pediatric Society, most food advertising on Children's TV shows is for fast foods, candy and pre-sweetened cereals."

In relation with the negatives effects in cognitive, emotional and social aspects, many children

Watch a violent program on television. Sometimes they don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, and they want to do the same that they have watched on TV. Some children have hurt other children or themselves because they tried to imitate what they watched in their favorite TV program. Jeremy Lohr Dr. Jordan 4/17/98 said, "Violence can be viewed in cartoons, soap operas and prime time shows". Another problem is that when children watch television, it turns off their brain; this affects intellectual development. It is not good because people need to increase the capacity to think. Finally, children that spend many hours in front of television don't have time to socialize with other children. Socialization is important in the life of people, and stable habits may be formed in the first years of life.

In brief, it is not good for children watch television for a long time. It is important to limit their time and choose the program that may be watched. On other hand, when the children are in front of television, it is necessary that the parents are with them to explain the purpose of commercials, to discuss violence with them, and to select the program that they watch. This allows the parents to lessen the negative effects of the television on the children.

Martha Ortega

Duff

IPD

08/03/04

Why I Want To Study in IPD

In modern business

, English is principal way in which people communicate. The language of business is important not only for the exchange of goods and commodities, but also for understanding our global community.

It is necessary for me to receive intense business language instruction to further my career potential as I transition into living and working with my sister in the legal profession in the United States. It is particularly important for me to learn from a professional who understands and has experience in the American work place.

My sister Lida Ortega has a business

in South Omaha where she helps the latin people of Omaha. She offers services of doing taxes, filling out documents of immigration, writing contracts and intistutional letters, and translations from englinsh to spanish and spanish to english. I want to work with her because I have many years of experience of being a lawer. My experience will help her best serve the community. My sister needs someone in the office with comfidence and dires to work with the community.

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Martha Ortega

Duff

IPD

08/03/04

Why I Want To Study in IPD

En los tiempos modernos se hace necesario conocer el lenguaje de los negocios para poder satisfacer las necesidades de la comunidad. Si mi proposito es vivir en Estados Unidos o Canada necesito conocer ese lenguaje en un idioma tan importante como es el Ingles. Por esta razon deseo estudiar en el Programa IPD.

Mi hermana LIDA ORTEGA tiene un negocio en el sur de Omaha dedicado a ayudar a la gente hispana que vive en esta ciudad prestando servicios de elaboracion de taxes llenar documentos para inmigacion, hacer poderes, cartas, contratos, traducir documentos de ingles a espanol y de Espanol a ingles y es mi deseo trabajar con ella, pues