WHAT IS TELEVISION ADDICTION?
Television addiction is one of the types of addiction that takes place in the lives of many children and sometimes leaves its place to phone addiction. Television addiction causes children not to fulfill their responsibilities in daily life, starting from a young age. Television addiction has low, medium, and high levels. In this addiction, which is divided into three groups, children in the lowest group spend a few hours a day with certain TV series or cartoons. Although this time is limited, it includes the start and end times of popular programs. On the other hand, the children in the second group with moderate addiction have much longer television watching time than the first group. These children spend all their time in front of the television, except for school time. This group is the level of addiction called one step before excessive addiction. In the third and last group, there are children who continue their lives by ignoring all the responsibilities in their daily lives.
In children with high-level television addiction;
* failure to fulfill responsibilities
*not going to school
* Watching TV series / movies with the help of the phone during school time
* Turning on the television in the visited areas
* Do not think that a life without television can not exist, constantly spending time at home
such situations occur. In such addictions, children should be kept away from television and their watching hours should be limited. The awareness of parents in this process is also among the very important factors for the elimination of addiction in a short time.
IS MY CHILD ADDICTIVE TO TELEVISION?
There are many examples of signs that can help you tell if your child is addicted to television. In such cases, observing your child well will show you the state and level of addiction.
your child;
* If he turns on the television immediately when he comes from school or any place where he spends time during the day
* If he feels the need to watch TV even while eating
* If he prefers to spend time at home in front of the TV, not wanting to spend the time outside
* If the topics he talks about with his friends are only about television shows
* If he postpones many social activities and responsibilities in order to adapt to the television program.
Your child has symptoms of television addiction. In such cases, it would be best to seek help from an expert in the field. You should also research why your child feels the need to watch television. The main reason for such addictions is not the pleasure of watching television.
WHAT ARE THE DAMAGES OF TELEVISION ADDICTION IN CHILDREN?
* One of the causes of circulatory and digestive problems is television addiction. Television, which many people do not see as a harm, causes nervous and circulatory problems due to long-term inactivity and nutritional problems.
* TV addiction causes obesity in children and adults as it brings with it eating in an inactive process.
* Television addiction, which prevents socialization in children and causes alienation from existing friends, causes asociality.
* Television addiction causes many walls to be built within the family and a decrease in sharing. Decreased communication of your child, who watches television constantly, will also cause separation into the family in a long-term process.
Regardless of the addiction, it is very important to eliminate it in a short time. During this time, you can reduce the use of television by finding different activities for your child, eliminating the television or not keeping your child in environments with television. It is also very important to provide psychological support to your child during this process. With the help of a psychologist, you can easily find the way to follow by learning the reason why your child is addicted to television.