Often Watch TV, Children Can Fool

The longer the duration of children aged under five years old (toddlers) watching television, his condition became threatened. There are studies that examined 1300 children in the UK who have poor achievement at school level.

The result, the child when the toddler (2-4 years) watching too much TV, which is more than 2 hours per day. The first study conducted when the children were aged 2 and 4 years ago a second study done back in the same children when they were aged 10 years.

Children who watch TV too much proved less likely to engage in classroom activities and level of understanding in mathematics is low. Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal, who conducted the study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, emphasizing the early stages of childhood are the most important period for brain development and behavior formation.

"Parents have to multiply the time talking and doing activities with children at mealtimes, bath, or play,"

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Watching TV Lower Retina Eye Function

Jakarta, Kompas - The habit of watching television for too long / TV and watch TV at close range can reduce the function of the retina of the eyes of children.

"Television emits blue light is very close and dangerous for children," said Pratiwi Rapih Astuti which presents the results of his research with his colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine) in Jakarta, Thursday (24 / 7).

The study titled "The correlation between watching television and Function of the Retina in Children" was conducted by Pratiwi with his friends, the Rev. Budi Santosa, Allan Taufiq Rivai, and Dwi Notosusanto. This study included the League of Medical Science which is a regular annual event organized by the Research Institute and Research Family Student Association Student Senate Faculty of medicine.

According to the results of previous studies, blue light causes the retinal degeneration by destroying the cytochrome oxidase and inhibits cell respiration. They are relatively clear lens of the eye so that can not dampen the blue light with a maximum. Total blue ray television children receive depends on two factors: the total viewing time per day and distance while watching television.

The study was conducted in June 2008 against 106 subjects. Subjects were primary school students aged 6-13 years. The result, the correlation between the total time per day watching television and distance from the television while watching the contrast sensitivity with the left eye, right eye, and both eyes, ie the longer watch television, the lower the score function of the retina, so that the closer spacing also tends to decrease retinal function in eyes of children.

Of the 106 children studied, 25 children were decreased retinal function (23.4 percent). They watch television an average of 2.29 hours per day with a viewing distance of 184.32 cm.

We recommend that children watch television at eye distance of 4 meters. For children aged 6-9 years should watch 60 minutes per day, for ages 9-13 years for 90 minutes per day. (LOK)

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Watching TV Old Problem Child Psychology

In a study involving about 1013 children aged between 10-11 years, found that those who watch television, staring at a computer screen, or a combination, more than 2 hours per day will experience psychological problems.

Psychological problem in question is the difficulty making friends, it is difficult to empathize with a friend, and reported feeling unhappy. The study was conducted by attaching an accelerometer measuring device, a tool for measuring the activity of the child every 10 seconds as long as he maintained for 7 days.

Then the child is asked to tell how long they watch television atua use computers outside of time must be doing his homework. They were also asked to answer questions like, how often they feel unhappy, messy mood, wanting to cry, or lonely.

Respondents' answers were combined to receive the overall value that indicates whether the child has significant problems.

Angie S. Page, PhD, University of Bristol in England said that there was no relationship between the time they move or not the child's psychological health. It seems that what is done when that's what counts. For example, if you choose to watch television for entertainment, then this will be associated with negative mental health.

Quoted from WebMD, Page mengatkan that we can not rely on physical activity to compensate for the length of time staring at television or computer screen. Watching television or playing computer games more than 2 hours per day is associated with psychological problems, it is difficult to respect others, and the active level of the child.

Parents should encourage children to do physical activity to reduce the time children watch television or staring at a computer screen. Page emphasized that the study did find the consequences to children who stared at computer screens and television more than two hours, in terms of physical and mental. Children who perform physical activities, generally considered to have a healthier psychological health.

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Danger, Too Old Sitting Watching TV

How long do you sit in front of the television in one day? If you often sit too long, followed by unhealthy habits like smoking or irregular eating patterns, be prepared with health risks, and even premature death due to cardiovascular disease.

From the Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, James A Levine, MD, PhD, says a study says adults who sit for more than four hours a day in front of the television, 80 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Meanwhile, adults who sit less than two hours a day in front of the television is safer from the risk of death. Of course, a number of factors also influence such as smoking and poor diet.

This risk is not only due to sitting too long watching television. Sitting behind the wheel also increases your health risk. In fact, redeem it by exercising some time in the gym does not necessarily reduce these risks significantly.

The solution, says Levine, is to reduce the length of time to sit and move more often. By standing, you're burning calories three times more than the sitting position.

"The contraction of muscles, including the current standing, pushing the threshing of fat and sugar. Meanwhile, when you sit down, muscle contractions stopped," he said.

Control yourself, if it has been sitting too long, get moving, standing or walking for some time.

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Children's television in the room, should I?

Perhaps your intent is to give children entertainment facilities, but experts did not recommend children have a television in his room. One of losses that may be encountered is the reduced hours of sleep a child and the uncontrolled release of the selected spectacle child without parental supervision.

New research published in the journal Pediatrics says, watching television after 7 pm would cause the children experience sleep disturbances even nightmares in children regardless of whether a show contains violence or are not selected.

The study was conducted on 600 children aged 3-5 years. Another interesting finding is that children with televisions in the bedrooms, the average daily hours a night will get 15 minutes and 12 minutes more watching violent content during the day. As more television viewing, children are also seen more easily tired.

Children at age 0-6 years who have a television in his room also will likely have a television in his room until they were aged 6-18 years.

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