TV channels are limited for some while growing up. Those times cartoons were not on TV 24/7, so we can only watch them before going to school early in the morning and on weekends. During these days, kids have many options and multiple TV channels for cartoons, showing all day and all week.
Yet, the good news is that nowadays, programs do go beyond math and reading teaching, delving into social interactions that are helping kids learn how to get along with one other and build friendships, encourage problem solving in the world around them and acquire ideas on how to deal with new, unfamiliar situations.
When kids watch the right TV shows content, it can be beneficial for them. 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: You kids may have learned a new word or a program's topic amazed them. Use the chance to go online to do research and get more researching skills. They can look up for various definitions and check the local library's catalog for books on the topic for further reading. Like for example, a show covers a variety of music genres is a chance for kids to go online and listen to songs from the related genres and learn about the history of the music.
Discovering culture: Watching the news, documentaries, historical programs and music. More TV programs help 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.
Learn good social skills and teamwork: Friendship is a frequent theme, which teaches how to work together, play fair and understand what other people are 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. - 31989
Yet, the good news is that nowadays, programs do go beyond math and reading teaching, delving into social interactions that are helping kids learn how to get along with one other and build friendships, encourage problem solving in the world around them and acquire ideas on how to deal with new, unfamiliar situations.
When kids watch the right TV shows content, it can be beneficial for them. 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: You kids may have learned a new word or a program's topic amazed them. Use the chance to go online to do research and get more researching skills. They can look up for various definitions and check the local library's catalog for books on the topic for further reading. Like for example, a show covers a variety of music genres is a chance for kids to go online and listen to songs from the related genres and learn about the history of the music.
Discovering culture: Watching the news, documentaries, historical programs and music. More TV programs help 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.
Learn good social skills and teamwork: Friendship is a frequent theme, which teaches how to work together, play fair and understand what other people are 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. - 31989
About the Author:
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.
