The good, the bad, the telly
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TV is good and bad.
Let us take a look at its good aspects.
l Highly informative and educative.
l Medium of communication.
l A wonderful entertainer and company.
l Source of knowledge on products and services.
Now, the bad aspects.
l Curtails physical activity of children.
l Imitation of bad behaviour, habits and immorality shown spoil character.
l Affects sleep of children and makes them lazy.
Joyal, Rawal International School
Children spend a lot of time in front of TV. This can have positive and negative impact.
TV offers entertainment and education. It exposes children to new ideas and can encourage them to make good lifestyle choices. On the other hand, children stay away from important activities such as homework, outdoor sport, family interactions and reading.
Children watching television continuously are more likely to have attention problems, behaviourial disorders and anger-related issues.
Divya Ambetkar, Laxmibai School, Mulund
Television has been a revolution that has helped the student community to a large extent. It not only entertains but also provides information on various aspects of life — culture, social values, health, education, exercise and so on.
In today's world it is rather difficult to imagine a child not watching the telly.
The upbringing of children depends on this medium of communication.
Television has a direct impact on children and the channels they watch decide their behaviour. Sports, National Geographic, Discovery, etc, broaden outlook and make children sharp.
Eshwar Iyer, Father Agnel, Vashi
Television has become a part of our life, and it has a big influence on us. As children, we spend a lot of time in front of the idiot box. There are good and bad channels. If a child belongs to a good and educated family, probably they will monitor his time in front of television and the programmes s/he watches.
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