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it is hard to avoid television if you are a kid . people in the house are usually tuned in to tv siblings as well as parents. in some homes , the television is perpetually on even without anyone watching . it is common for parents and caregivers to use tv as a substitute babysitter. also , many parents buy videos that they think can make their kids smart. but how does watching tv really affect children ?
the bad news is , the majority of experts think that a tv/videodriven culture has bad efect in kids and may prevent kids from being smart. they cite the following :
1)  tv viewing takes away the time that your child needs to develop  important skills like language , creativity, motoric, and social skills. there skills are developed in the kids first two year ( a critical time for brain development ) through play , exploration , and conversation . your kid's language skills, for example , do not improve by passively listening to the tv . it is developed by interacting with people , when talking and listening is used in the context of real life .

2) tv viewing numbs your kid mind as it prevents your child from exercising intiative , being intellectually , challenged , thinking analycally , and using his imagination .

3) tv viewing takes away time from reading and improving reading skills through practice ( comstock, 1991 ). kids watching cartoons and entertainment television during pre-school years have poorer pre reading skills at age 5 ( macbeth , 1996 ) . also , kids who watch entertainment tv are also less likely to read books and other print media ( wright & hunston , 1995 ) .

4) according to speech and language expert Dr. Sally Ward , 20 years of research show that kids who are bombarded by background tv noise in their homes have trouble paying attention to voices when there is also background noise .

5) Kids who watch a lot of Tv have trouble paying attention to teachers because they are accustomed to the fast-paced visual stimulation on tv . kids who watch tv more than they talk to their family have a difficult time adjusting from being visual learners to aural learners ( learning by listening ) . they also have shorter attention spans .

6) school kids who watch too much TV also tend to work less on their homework . when doing homework with TV on the background , kids tend to retain less skill and information . when they lose sleep because of TV , they become less alert during the day , and this results in poor school performance.