According to unfavourable data of UNICEF, children from 2 to 6 years will see off time at the TV much more, than with parents. It turns out that electronic "box" in a sense replaces to the child of the father and mother. Whether it and how many the child of time should see off at the TV is good?
As for children age up to two years, here pediatricians are quite categorical: any viewings TV. At this age the brain at the child is only formed and the pictures flashing on the screen can do to the child huge harm. Sometimes parents do not attach significance to the fact that the child sits near the screen, motivating it with the fact that he all the same understands nothing. Truly, the child will not understand point of any given transfer, and – will catch the emotions here going from the screen surely. The excessive excitability, nightmares, whims and hysterics can become result.
On the third year of life the child already understands a lot of things, but is not able to distinguish reality from the fictional events shown on the screen. If to allow it to sit uncontrolledly near the TV, it can lead to the fact that the child "will get stuck" in the world of illusions. Therefore, do not leave the baby of one near the TV even if it watches quite harmless cartoon. All the time explain him the events and surely limit viewing time hour or one and a half hours.
It is possible to turn viewing animated films into classes in a speech development in the child if to ask it to tell about what there was an animated film who was pleasant to the kid and who did not as called characters as they look, etc. It is possible to play with the child and to suggest it to think up continuation of what was seen. But do not abuse similar games that they did not become the cause of nervous diseases.
Approximately by 4 years the child already knows that the events on the screen – only fiction. At this age it is possible to increase a little time spent near the TV, till two o'clock in day. Surely check that the child looks. He, of course, already understands that all this not the present, but what was seen can deeply injure children's mentality.
At this age it is possible to continue the studies with the child on a speech development: let retells to you the favourite animated films further, shares impressions. Surely explain to the kid, for what it is necessary advertisement. In particular, tell that it is not obligatory to buy everything that is offered at all. Some types of advertizing can even be useful: for example, or wash shots where the same children clean teeth with soap of the handle it is possible to use to accustom the kid to watch itself.
Putting the child in front of the screen, you always remember what depends only on you, than there will be for it a TV: the kind friend or the bitter enemy, be also reasonable.