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The influence of television on children

Many years ago scientists and doctors began serious study of the influence of television on children and young people. And now they say that after parents television has the greatest influence on children today. Of course, watching TV has its good and bad sides. From TV children get information about the world, they learn new words and begin to use them in their speech. But TV also influences the development of a child in a negative way. When children spend all day in front of TV sets they cannot usually find time to read, to play games outside, to talk to their parents and friends. Some teachers say that children who watch TV every day talk too much at school at the lessons. They can’t talk at home while watching TV and so they began to talk at school. TV influences the creative abilities of pupils. Pupils who watch TV a lot can’t understand an easy story without pictures, tables and illustrations. Television usually makes children passive. When a child watches TV he lives the lives of TV heroes, he travels with them, does everything with them. But he is not doing anything he is just sitting in an armchair and watching TV. When a child watches TV, everything seems very easy to him. And real life begins to seem very easy. He cannot work hard, because watching TV does not need hard work.

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Artists began serious study of the influence of television on children and young people.

The influence of television on children

Many years ago scientists and doctors began serious study of the influence of television on children and young people. And now they say that after parents television has the greatest influence on children today. Of course, watching TV has its good and bad sides. From TV children get information about the world, they learn new words and begin to use them in their speech. But TV also influences the development of a child in a negative way. When children spend all day in front of TV sets they cannot usually find time to read, to play games outside, to talk to their parents and friends. Some teachers say that children who watch TV every day talk too much at school at the lessons. They can’t talk at home while watching TV and so they began to talk at school. TV influences the creative abilities of pupils. Pupils who watch TV a lot can’t understand an easy story without pictures, tables and illustrations. Television usually makes children passive. When a child watches TV he lives the lives of TV heroes, he travels with them, does everything with them. But he is not doing anything he is just sitting in an armchair and watching TV. When a child watches TV, everything seems very easy to him. And real life begins to seem very easy. He cannot work hard, because watching TV does not need hard work.

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TV has only positive influence.

The influence of television on children

Many years ago scientists and doctors began serious study of the influence of television on children and young people. And now they say that after parents television has the greatest influence on children today. Of course, watching TV has its good and bad sides. From TV children get information about the world, they learn new words and begin to use them in their speech. But TV also influences the development of a child in a negative way. When children spend all day in front of TV sets they cannot usually find time to read, to play games outside, to talk to their parents and friends. Some teachers say that children who watch TV every day talk too much at school at the lessons. They can’t talk at home while watching TV and so they began to talk at school. TV influences the creative abilities of pupils. Pupils who watch TV a lot can’t understand an easy story without pictures, tables and illustrations. Television usually makes children passive. When a child watches TV he lives the lives of TV heroes, he travels with them, does everything with them. But he is not doing anything he is just sitting in an armchair and watching TV. When a child watches TV, everything seems very easy to him. And real life begins to seem very easy. He cannot work hard, because watching TV does not need hard work.

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Children may learn everything from TV.