I guess no one will deny that television is a very powerful entertainment channel and educational tool for children if it is being utilized correctly. There are always 2 sides of a knife, with the good side of television, exist the negative influence of this media tool almost at the same time. Everyone loves to watch television because it is relaxing, fun and most of the time it is interesting and informative at the same time.
If I have to comment, I would say that the advantages and disadvantages of television almost equates out each other. Some of the well known negative influence of television being:
1. Lack of concentration and focus on academic studies because of the strong distraction of television. This will negatively affect the academic performance of your young children if close surveillance has not being given properly where parents should be fully take charge on the amount of time where their kids should be allowed to watch television per week.
2. Television gets to accelerate obesity and health issue for every TV lover. TV fans tend to have the tendency to become a pouch potato themselves for all that they love to do is to watch their favorite movies along with their favorite snacks and beverages beside them. Being too attached to television, especially those which are after series of famous soap operas or TV movie series all day and all night.
3. Addiction to television will facilitate one to become anti-social for what he or she really loves is to watch television during their free time. TV watching is not like badminton playing, where one needs to have one opponent to kickoff with the match, TV watching does not require any partner at all. If you found that your young ones had become very quiet lately, and have not being as socialized as before, while at the same time increase his time in-front of the television, you may want to watch out and check what’s really going on.
4. The massive exposure of young kids towards aggressive fighting, violence and sexual elements from the influence of television cannot be ignored. Young children love to mimic what they watched from the television especially powerful mighty heroes. Some of them may get so deeply attached with the art of Kung-Fu fighting because of the crazy influence from the block-buster movie – Kung-Fu Fighting. During the indulgence, they sometimes practice what they learnt from the television on their school mates, neighbors, and even their younger siblings. They do not realize the consequences of these actions, which may lead disastrous injuries, or death, in extreme cases.
5. Excessive portrait of young females with very slim figures in television strongly instill the impression to young female youngsters of today that they need to be thin to be beautiful. This wrong mind set will largely influence how they perceive themselves. Thin girls wanted to be even thinner, while those on the plumb side will be hurt and gradually will lose their self-esteem where depression starts to creep in and if proper attention has not being given on time, one may get into serious deep depression one day, leading to suicides in unpredictable circumstances.