While growing up some of us only had limited TV channels. Besides, cartoons weren't on 24/7, so instead, we could only watch them during the morning before going to school and during Saturdays. Nowadays kids have a wealth of options with numerous TV channels for kids that run nothing but cartoons and kid shows all day, all week.
On the other hand, the good news is that nowadays, programs do go beyond math and reading teaching, delving into social interactions that aid kids learn how to build friendships and get along with each other, encourage problem solving in the world around them and gain new ideas on how to deal with new, unfamiliar situations.
TV time can be advantageous for kids when they watch the right (TV Shows) content. The following tips offer ideas on how to do that:
Promote finding talking points: Parents accompany their kids watching shows can be able to use the program's topic as a talking point. A character lies, steals, cries, fights, helps others or cooperates. Try to your children what happens when someone lies or steals. What can a person do when she's upset? These will help provide chances for families to discuss what happens when you do the right thing and how the character went about solving a problem.
Tie show with research: Maybe the kids learned a new word or a program's topic fascinated them. Use the opportunity to go online to do research and gain researching skills. They can look up definitions and check the local library's catalog for books on the topic for further reading. For example, a show covers a variety of music genres is an opportunity for kids to go online to listen to songs from the related genres and learn about the history of the music.
Discover culture: Watch the news, documentaries, historical programs and music. More TV programs explore different cultures in terms of history, music, food and more.
Solving problems: Characters often encounter challenges and find ways to overcome them. Parents can use these problems as a way to talk to their kids about their experiences in life.
Learning good social skills and teamwork: The frequent theme is friendship which teaches how to work together, play fair and understand other people's feeling - something that would boost a child's emotional intelligence.
Always bear in mind to balance the TV time with physical activities, reading, playing with non-electronic toys and going outside. Kids also learn from parent behavior.
Alissa Leigh is a freelance writer, led a study that appeared in Pediatrics and reported that parents make a difference in ensuring their children benefit from watching television by talking to them about the program, encouraging them to interact with the show by singing, dancing and saying words, watching a variety of program types and monitoring what they watch and how to promote emotional intelligence.
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