Is your child watching too much television? If so, you have to do some measures to cut it down as early as now. This is necessary to help your child evade from the emergent of the so-called awareness obscurity, which can be acquired from viewing too much television each day. 

Too much TV is bad. Since you are already aware of the fact, as a parent, you have to put some boundaries. Moreover, you have to guarantee that neither his health nor safety is compromised in everything he does. 

Negative Effects of Excessive TV Viewing 

The main reason why parents should minimize TV viewing for their children is simply for good – to shun the negative outcomes the children may inherit from doing such thing. The following are the common consequences of excessive TV viewing, w/c every parent should know. 

1.     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

This is a kind of attention difficulty that would divest your child to think beyond what he sees on the TV screen. Recent studies reveal that excessive TV viewing is a common factor that causes a child to develop such kind of awareness disorder. Enough reason for you to manage your child’s television time. 

2.     Health Threats and Obesity
Aside from the attention disorder, obesity is also one of the common outcomes from doing such habit. Of course, what your child can do when watching television is just either lying or sitting down in the couch, pause for his meals or even opt to just eat in front of the screen. If you tolerate this, don’t question if your child would suddenly become overweight.
Other than obesity, too much TV could also harm your child’s vision especially if the distance between your child and the screen is not the recommended gap. You may consider re-checking the distance between your couch and the television. 

3.     Physical and Mental Development Deprivation
One hour per day is the recommended amount of time for your child to play, or walk outside the house. Contrary to this is the fact that most toddlers are only active for 10-20 minutes and spend the rest of the day for watching their favorite TV shows. As a result, it slows down your child’s physical and mental development. Moreover, it denies him to discover and learn new things from the outside environment.  

These are enough reasons for you to set boundaries to your child in terms of television viewing. Establish your own set of rules for your child to follow to avoid the possible risks that lies ahead.

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