TVhasnegativelyaffectedadultsandchildrenbothphysicallyandmentally.

TV
hasbeenproventocauselowermetabolicrates,aswelltodepletethebrains
dopaminestores.Therearemanydifferentwayswecanhelpweanpeopleoff
thesenegativeeffect,ssuchaslimitingtheamountoftimechildrenspendinfront
oftheTV,andencouragekidsandadultstospendmoretimeoutdoors.
TVwasinventedalmost90yearsagoandhasbeenevolvingeversince.
ThefirstsuccessfuldemonstrationofaelectronictelevisionwasdebutedinSan
Franciscoonseptember7,1927(Stephens).SincethenTVhashadamajorrole
inmanyamericanlives.Bythelate1990s,98%ofUShomeshaveatleastone
televisionset.(Stephens).ThisissuchalargenumberofUSresidentsthatit
wouldseemstrangetomostifsomeonedidnotownatelevision.Onaverage
thesetelevisionsareleftonformorethansevenhoursaday(Stephens).Thisis
suchalargepercentageofsomeone'sdaynowonderpeopledonotgetenough
exercise.WhileTVhashadahugeeffectonoureverydaylives.
Dopamineandotherpleasurechemicalslikeitarereleasedwhilewatching
TV.WhichcanbeveryproblematicforpeoplewhohaveADHD.Theproblem"is
thatthemoredopamine[that]isreleased,thelessoftheneurotransmitteris[left]
todoschoolwork(Unknown)".Thisisbadbecausethismakesitmuchharderfor
thesepeopletofocusontaskssuchaschoresandschoolwork.Itissuggested
thatchildrenwithA+DHDshouldspendaverylimitedamountoftimewatchingTV.

Dr.DanielAmen"suggestthatahalfhouradayisthemostanADHDchildshould
beallowedtowatchTV(Unknown).IfthisdoeshelpchildrenwithADHDwhywould
parentsallowtheirchildrentowatchextendedamountoftelevisio?.Themore"a
childplays,watchesTVandplaysvideogames,theworsehedoesinschooland
themoreirritablehetendsto[become](Unknown)".ChildrenwhohaveADHD
shouldnotwatchTVorvideogamesatallbecauseitmakesthemsoirritable.
Therearemanydifferentwaysanindividualcanreducetheimpactthattv
willhaveonourchildren'slife.Itwouldbeagreatideatoencourageyourchildren
towatchprogramsthatdemonstrateshelping,caringandcooperation(Scheibe)".
Thiswouldbegreattostartchildrenofflearningbasicmannerssuchashelpingto
makethemabetterpersoninthefuture.Trytoavoidviolentprograming,children
maybecomelesssensitivetothepainandsufferingofothers(Scheibe)".Itwould
begreatifpeopleweremoresensitive.Bymakingthenextgenerationmorecaring
wecouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Oneoftheeasiestthingsyoucandois
setlimitsontheamountoftimeyourchildrenspendwatchingTV(Scheibe).Itis
alwaysagoodideatokeepchildrenupandactivesotheycanliveahealthierlife.
Thesearejustafewwaysweassociety,canhelpmovechildrenawayfrom
televisionandgettolivemoreactivelives.

Televisioniscausingusandourchildrentobecomemuchlessactiveand
becomelesssensitized.Weneedtocutdownthehourswespendsittingidlein
frontofmagicmovingpictureboxs.

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