Media and Children

Today I came here to discuss the subject media and children In this topic I will I tell you what is the influence of media on our childrens But First of all I will explain to you what is media? Media Communication channelsthrough and through whichnews,entertainment,education,data, orpromotional messagesargon disseminated. In my opinion Our media has negative impact on our childrens . because When children see scenes of violence, natural disasters, and crime reports on TV Which leads to stress, and idolatry among children leaving far reaching impacts on their personality.Now I will tell you some points with examples Blind Imitation you have often seen that young girls and boys imitate celebrities blindly do you give a thought to whether they are doing right or wrong?. in such that the impact of media is wrong Wrong Message in our society negatives are highlighted with the purpose of awakening people more or less them. For example, the negative effects of addiction are portrayed thr ough advertisements. Newspapers, television and the Internet are used to convey social messages.But unfortunately some successions, the message is misconstrued. Unhealthy Lifestyle Media is responsible for the change in eating habits of teenagers and the unhealthy lifestyle they are adopting. Media habituation The negative effects of media on children are manifested in terms of their changing mental setup and the declining quality of their lifestyle. Health Problems Media has negative effects on the forcible and psychological well-being of society. People spending hours in front of a television or surfing the Internet experience eye problems.A survey is conducted byGilani Research Foundation, on January 20, 2011 According to that survey Fifty two per centime people believed that media has a valuable effect on culture and lives . Whereas, 29 per cent said that it left no impact on their lives. A considerable 19 per cent gave no comments because they were unsure. Now I will tell yo u about a seminar which is organized by a Youth Forum on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at Aga Khan University Auditorium. The speakers said that research had shown that children were prone to imitate what they saw on media.Teachers Development Centre Director Prof Abbas Hussain said that children through media got aware about certain facts of life mysteries, contradictions, tragedies and violence, which were not considered suitable for them to know. suggestions parents should see what children were watching in order to minimize the effects of such programmes. Television should not be used as a baby-sitter, we should remove television sets from bedrooms, monitoring of the websites they visit, setting of time limitation and finding alternative activities for them would be very helpful in reducing negative effects on personality of children.