Oh, this magic box "TV"! You turn it on for children and many problems are immediately solved: the children are silent, no nannies and entertaining games are needed. Many parents know that frequent TV viewing is harmful to the younger generation, but how much time can it be watched? How often? Is TV really evil?
In recent years, a bunch of interesting cartoons and cognitive developments that simply hypnotize our kids have begun to show on TV. It’s difficult for young children to explain that it’s time to turn off the TV, they immediately begin to act up and arrange tantrums. It is clear that all mothers and fathers seek to reduce the viewing time, so as not to harm the health and psyche of the baby. What needs to be done in this case and how to behave? Let's take a look at the example of experienced parents ...
“Do not seek salvation on TV when a child cries!”
Mama Vika shared her story about the fight with the TV: “I have three children - two, four and six years old. Once the kids began to behave badly, they did not obey, they were bullied, and we had a lot of domestic affairs and my husband and I turned on the TV to calm and distract them while we were busy. This act has become our main mistake.
- Firstly, children watched adult programs. At this moment, we were not able to control watching TV.
- Secondly, our children are of different ages and are interested in their different cartoons. With long viewing, they begin to quarrel even more.
The younger son has not watched TV for more than five minutes, he starts to bully the elders, prevents them from watching cartoons. This problem was quickly resolved: it was enough just to distract him and play toys with him.
Tip: Under no circumstances should you use the TV as a distraction and soothing. At first, everything looks harmless, the children become obedient, docile, they can not be seen or heard, but this is for the time being. Children quickly understand that if you start to indulge, then mom will immediately turn on her favorite cartoons. At first, the storm of children's emotions fades when watching TV, but then it can break out with even greater force. It has long been proven that television shows excite the psyche of children.
TV must have competitors
But dad Andrey knows better than many where to put the inexhaustible energy of the kids! His children (five to seven years old) practically do not remember the existence of this gray box, and all because he stands in the very corner of the room in the wall and does not loom before his eyes. Father is very active in children, constant walks, entertaining games.What TV is there? With dad, a hundred times more interesting! Even separation during my father’s work is not a reason to stick into a TV set - there is a mother who is always there and will find useful activities for children.
Tip: put the TV so that it is not striking, for example, in the far corner of the room. The child can be interested in many useful games and then he will not remember about the TV.
Better include proven gear
A very interesting story was told to us by Catherine, the mother of two children (five and two and a half years old):
“At the age of five, my oldest child knows how to use the remote control perfectly and easily turns on the TV and clicks channels in search of interesting things. And then one day, in the early morning, my brave boy runs to my bed all in tears. It turns out he woke up before everyone else, turned on the TV not noticeably, and began to watch horror films. Since then, he himself refused to view it on his own and gave preference to modeling from plasticine, no one will frighten him there. And now I began to include only proven programs and pre-made recordings of cartoons for him. ”
Tip: Do not allow children to watch TV on their own. Genres come across different and can harm a child. It is best to record on a flash drive your favorite cartoons for your child, programs. All these records can be included several times in your own child, small children are not bored with repetitions.
Do not use TV if children are bored
Earlier, mom Ira always heard from her seven-year-old daughter, “Mom, I'm bored! I have nothing to do! Toys are tired! ” And then, willy-nilly, one thought came - to turn on the TV. But then Irina realized in time that there was nothing to follow about the child’s situation, and strictly answered: “If you are bored - get a little bored, then you will immediately find classes for yourself.” It worked, my daughter pouted for about ten minutes and began to invent classes for herself, play new games, and compose.
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But dad Anton solved the problem differently, his seven-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter simply did not break away from TV, but then the family had to move. There was no antenna in the new apartment and they spent a month without a TV. Children just got used to it. Then, of course, they still made a TV, but the views were strictly on the clock.
Tip: TV is not a cure for boredom; you should not immediately run and turn it on for your child. Better get the old children's toys, for sure the child will be interested. You can write a list of children's activities and offer them to the child when he does not know what to do.
No secret views
Nikolai, the father of two children, faced such a problem when he found his kids watching TV during their forbidden time. Soon, this event was repeated again and dad had to pull the cord from the TV. The situation was difficult, the children simply did not listen. After strict punishment (a ban on watching TV for a month), the children stopped trying secret screenings and began to follow the set regime.
Tip: you must immediately hide the remote controls, pull out the cords, antennas. This is the only sure way to stop covert browsing.
Grandma allows everything to watch
Tatyana, mother of little Nastya: “I'm tired of fighting with our grandmother! Often there were situations that you need to leave the child with Baba Klava and I did it reluctantly ... Our grandmother did not see anything wrong with the granddaughter watching the cops and the murders, court trials, and gangster Petersburg all day. I would even agree to five-hour cartoons, but my grandmother is not interested in watching. We try not to quarrel with our parents, so we decided to have a frank and good-natured conversation, where we explained the causes and consequences. Granny soon “heard” us.
Tip: do not be weak-minded, talk to grandma. You can reach any person, you just need to find an approach.
Expert opinions
- You can watch TV from two years old for no more than 5-8 minutes.
- In three years, you can increase viewing to 25 minutes.
- In four years, viewing will be 30 minutes.
- At five years - 35 minutes.
- Six-year-olds can watch for about an hour.
- In any childhood, it is worth not to turn on the TV at all twice a week.
Final tip: in fact, the TV is not so terrible as many imagine. You just need to find him the right application. Many programs and cartoons are useful for developing a child. But do not forget about the conclusion of specialists!
We also read: Some rules for watching children's cartoons
Baby and TV: OPINIONS OF MOM
