The Effects Of Television On Children Is Dora A Child...

An Examination of the Negative Effects of Television on Children: Is Dora a Child Predator? In one year, a child tends to spend more time watching TV than the amount of time spent in the classroom. Beginning in 1927, the first television consisted of nothing more than a very small box that consumed a monstrous amount of energy. As years passed, World War II served as the spark in the age of the TV. Many people in the United States of America became distraught during the war. What’s more settling than buying something to make oneself feel better? As TV’s flew off the shelf, little did America know of the potential harmful effects on education. The TV has been proven to negatively affect our children’s brains. The setbacks of TV far outweigh the The Small Fry Club, Tillstrom s Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, and Robert E. Buffalo Bob Smith s Howdy Doody Time provided some of the first children’s programs aired. Cartoons became a popular Saturday morning event in the early 1960’s. This ritual benefited both the parents and the child. The kids enjoye d having such consistent entertainment and the parents managed to have some free time to themselves. However, as time passed by, the use of television did not solely rely on entertainment, but also to distract children. As I watched my mother set my one year old sister in front of the television so she could do some house work, I questioned the health hazard of TV consumption. Ironically, the term baby-sitter is a synonym for a