Xiao Fei has just started preschool. He likes watching TV very much and often says to his mother,' Can I watch TV for another hour? Mom, I have nothing to do. This is my favorite TV program! Just let me have a look! Every day after school, Xiao Fei sat in front of the TV and kept watching TV. His mother is worried about Xiao Fei's eyesight, and she is even more afraid that TV will affect her children's study. Xiao Fei's mother decided to restrict Xiao Fei from watching TV. At first, her mother restricted Xiao Fei from watching TV.
Xiao Fei soon got bored and often asked his mother, "What are you doing without watching TV? I feel particularly bored when my homework is finished. At this time, Xiao Fei's mother put some small toys in some big plastic boxes that Xiao Fei could create at will. Her mother bought Xiao Fei Lego bricks, clay, felt, glue, markers and paper, and took Xiao Fei to play outdoors. At first, Xiao Fei's mother tried her best to make them stop watching TV, and even secretly hid the remote control. But two weeks later, Xiao Fei stopped thinking about TV at all, but enthusiastically explored the beautiful world without TV and made some new friends.
In view of the problem of children watching TV, Xiao Fei's mother did a good job in the above example, completely keeping Xiao Fei away from TV and preventing children from indulging in TV. However, Xiao Fei's mother is a bit absolute. In fact, she can let children learn to watch TV selectively, and can participate in other types of entertainment activities, develop their creativity, engage in healthy social activities and achieve all-round development.
Why do children like watching TV?
Children can easily get into the habit of watching TV, sitting for hours at a time. However, in fact, everyone's time is limited. The more time children watch TV, the less time they have to cultivate creativity, engage in sports activities, develop more hobbies, play outdoors, practice social skills and learn to find interesting things. Moreover, the time for the whole family to cultivate their feelings together is also occupied by TV, so parents can't use these intimate time to chat with their children about life and life.
The data shows that from 6-month-old babies to 6-year-old children, watching TV is three times as long as reading (including reading books by themselves or adults reading stories to themselves). One third of children under the age of 6 have televisions in their bedrooms. Children in China watch TV for an average of 4 hours a day; Most parents realize that their children spend too much time in front of TV and want to change this phenomenon.
What should parents do?
So, how can parents help their children find other healthier forms of entertainment, keep them away from TV and save electricity at home? Here are some ways parents can try:
1. Use some compulsory measures to prohibit children from watching TV.
For children who are addicted to TV, parents should take decisive and compulsory measures to unplug the TV. Some families will lock the TV in the cupboard, which is a very good way. At the same time, parents arrange for their children to spend their previous time watching TV on healthier and more active activities, such as:
Parents can find out the table games they haven't played for a long time, teach their children to play poker, let them learn a musical instrument or listen to music together, encourage their children to develop a hobby (knitting and painting), let everyone go outdoors, stay away from TV, go to the gym to play basketball, or let their children take swimming lessons or other physical training, or give them a library card. The key is to find children's interests, make them interested in things other than TV, let them keep trying and don't give up easily.
2. Limit the time children watch TV.
After the child gets rid of the bad habit of watching TV all the time, parents can stipulate the maximum time to watch TV every day, and then let the child abide by it, otherwise parents will punish the child. You can do this:
Put a piece of paper next to the TV, or use an electronic timer to let your child record the time when the TV is turned on and off, and record how long the child has watched TV. Use the timer function of the TV remote control to set the time that children are allowed to watch TV every day. Turn off the TV as soon as the child's favorite program is over.
Children are not allowed to use the remote control to constantly change channels to find the programs they want to watch. At the same time, it is stipulated that they can't watch TV at certain time periods, such as dinner from 6 pm to 8 pm and homework time. Parents stipulate that you can't watch TV one night, or you can't watch TV the next day as long as you go to school that day. If the children's favorite programs are broadcast at this time, the current TVs are all smart TVs, and parents can keep their children to watch them on weekends. If children want to learn how to get along with friends, parents can also stipulate that children can't watch TV when they go home to play.
3. Decide what to show your child first.
Let the children choose the TV programs they want to watch most this week in advance. When parents feel that there is no problem, they will tell their children that from now on, they can only watch pre-selected programs, and they can't watch TV if they want to. This makes watching TV a privilege.
4. Don't put the TV or tablet in the children's bedroom.
Children with TV in the bedroom watch an average of 286 hours more TV every year than children without TV in the bedroom. Studies have shown that the flash on the TV screen will disturb children's sleep, not to mention that children may secretly turn on the TV after their parents fall asleep. Another study found that children with TV in the bedroom usually have poor academic performance. If there is a TV in the children's room, it is difficult for parents to monitor which TV programs their children watch and for how long. Therefore, parents had better move the TV in their children's bedroom at once.
summary
Parents must pay attention to the problem of children watching TV. When children grow up and have smart phones, children who like watching TV will be obsessed with smart phones, which will seriously affect their study and strength. So parents must let their children use all kinds of electronic products correctly.