Contents:
- Medical Video: For Kids, How Much Screen Time is Too Much? | Let's Talk | NPR
- Children can spend up to 11 hours in front of the screen
- The time limit for children watching TV in an ideal day
- Tips to limit the time children watch TV
Medical Video: For Kids, How Much Screen Time is Too Much? | Let's Talk | NPR
According to the University of Michigan Health System, more than 70 percent of children aged 8 to 18 have a television in their private room. Your child may also be like that. The habit of watching TV for too long can have a negative impact on children's health, both physically and mentally. So, is there a healthy limit for the duration of children watching TV in one day? This is said by many pediatricians from all over the world.
Children can spend up to 11 hours in front of the screen
The average child aged 8 years and over can spend up to eight hours a day just to watch TV. Not to mention the amount of time they spend playing other gadgets, such as computers, game consoles, and cellphones. In total, ABG children can spend almost 12 hours a day in front of an electronic screen.
Many bad effects can occur if parents continue to let this habit persist for years. Spending hours in front of a glass screen can increase the risk of diabetes and obesity in children. Too often watching TV or playing gadgets can develop the sociopathic and antisocial nature of children.
The time limit for children watching TV in an ideal day
To anticipate all the negative risks that might occur from watching TV over time,The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) through an article published in the journal Pediatrics issued the latest policy regarding the duration of children watching ideal TV according to their age.
Dr. Vic Strassburger as a representative from AAP stated that the duration of watching TV was ideal for children aged 2 years and under must be less than 1 hour every day, temporarily children aged 2 years and up a maximum of two hours per day. Children aged two years and under must be less than 1 hour watching television.
Strassburger also added that children should not have internet access or their own cable TV network in their rooms. This makes it difficult for parents to monitor the types of children's shows and what children see in the media. The ease of access to media for underage children can invite their curiosity to see things that are pornographic, close Strassburger.
Tips to limit the time children watch TV
Not that you have to disconnect all cable TV and internet modem in your home. However, both are intermediaries for everyone to communicate, learn new things, and get information. But with your guidance, the time a child watches TV can be useful.
- Create a TV viewing schedule. You can make children watch TV at certain times or only for certain children's favorite programs, as agreed. Agree also regarding the form of reprimand or punishment if the child violates this agreement.
- Invite children to watch TV together. as a way to limit and monitor when children watch TV, make time watching TV with family. This way, you can also explain what you both see and make it a discussion material to encourage children to be critical of what they are watching.
- Turn off the TV immediately when you feel your child is watching an inappropriate program. After that, explain well why he shouldn't watch it alone, without adult supervision.
- Don't let children watch TV while eating and studying.
- Create outdoor activities or sports so you can help them become active. Put a basketball hoop in the yard or garage of the house or register your child at a sports club around the house. So, when the child is wasted more to move than watching TV.
