The effects of media on children

Identify and discuss dangerous effects of media on our children and how different parties can
improve the situation.

Disadvantages of media:
- Cyberbully – pictures posted
- Misuse of contents – pornography
Some media contents are not suitable for children. Limiting children’s access to such
content can be difficult.
Uncensored videos and pictures
- Exposure to the internet – online dating apps
- False info – inaccurate information of an incident
- Addiction – online gaming
- health –eyes, stress, depress
Prolonged watching of television can lead to eyesight problems and radio listening
using earphones exposes one to possible hearing defects.

- Anti-social -Decreases Face-to-Face Communication Skills

It leads to individualism. People spend too much time on the internet and watching
television. As a result, socialization with friends, family and neighbours is affected.
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Media is, undoubtedly, an ever-changing medium in this century. The media
has played a huge role in everyone’s life and at the same time it has impacted
us in a good and bad way too. Most of the children have access to the Internet
and social media. They spend most of their time plugged into devices like TVs,
tablets, and smartphones well before they can even ride a bike.

Let’s have a look at the effects of media on children

today.

How to overcome the situation:

From my perspective, everyone should take responsibility in taking care of
their children. Everyone should play an important role in ensuring their
children are not affected by the latest media. Studies show that parents play
an important role in their children’s social learning. But if the parent’s views
are not discussed explicitly with children, the medium may teach and influence
by default. As parents, they should monitor their children’s activity by checking
their phones and social media. Parents should also limit their freedom on
social media so that they would concentrate more on studies. Moreover, as
teachers, they ought to be the one who counsels their students about how
media can affect or influence an individual. I hope everyone takes an initiative
and ensuring that their children are not affected by media in anyway

- Parents
 Give more attention
Monitor their activity
Check their emails and phones
Lessen their freedom
Encourage them in studies

- Teachers
Councel them
Check their hjomeworks
Check their grades
Monitor them
 1# Misuse of contents
- Such as pornography pop-up displays

2#Cyberbullying
- Can destroy a person’s self-image

3#Cyber stalking
- Getting personal information about that particular
person without their knowledge/ consent

4#Fake profiles
- May get yourself in danger
- Exposed Pedo

5#Addiction
- No social life
 6#Health problems
- Can lead eyestrain, back pain, lack of sleep, become
lazy