Showing posts with label Gross motor skill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gross motor skill. Show all posts

Thursday, November 11, 2010

TV watching should be discourage for Tots

  • Some cartoons made for the whole family contains the words "idiot," "moron," "crap," "ass," and "stupid." Hardly words you want to hear your child utter.
  • Explosions, car chases, guns, and violent weapons abound in many cartoons today. Studies have shown that children who witness violence in TV shows tend to exhibit aggressive behavior more.
  • Every minute spent lounging in front of the TV is a minute lost in trying to develop fine motor skills, such as drawing and writing, and gross motor skills, such as running and jumping.
  • Although studies have not shown a causal relationship between television viewing and obesity, most researchers agree that children who watch television for longer hours end to have more problems with obesity.
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