According to a research, in England children at the age of 7 have already spent a year of their life in front of TV, video games or the internet with possible health consequences, including serious ones.
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I children, you know, they love stand in front of the tv and often the parents for convenience allow him to indulge in this amusement, but sometimes without rules and for too long. Former British Minister for Children Tim Loughton warns in this regard: at seven, most children have already spent a year of one's life in front of TV and video games.
It is impressive to think about how many things can be done in a year of life and how much time this actually corresponds. Of course there are consequences in devoting all this time to TV compared to outdoor activities, creative, sports or other. Loughton told the Times that this kind of addiction in children can cause changes in the brain very similar to those found in alcoholics and regular cocaine users.
To state this Loughton brought up a research by psychologist Aric Sigman, who noted that most children between the ages of 12 and 15 have access to well into the home five screens: the main TV in the family, your own in the bedroom, a portable game console, smartphone and a computer.
Dr. Sigman in his office sounded the alarm that many children are becoming addicted to these tools spending up to 6 hours in front of one or more screens every day. L'negative impact on the health and brain of children, however, begins after two hours of viewing or using technological tools e it can lead to health problems including obesity, high cholesterol and hypertension, inattention, learning problems, sleep disturbances and depression.
Accuse precise compared to all this they are done naturally to parents which not only allow children to spend too much time in front of various TVs and screens but also guilty of encouraging the use of these devices, often used to calm children quickly, right from cradles and strollers. The study refers to the English situation, how many years will our children lose in front of TV and video games?
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