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Originally Posted by jambutty
If all parents were responsible parents I would agree with you shakermaker but far too many are not and just plonk the kid in front of the telly all day.
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'Plonking a kid infront of the telly all day' may be the way you see it, however it will be another parents' way of keeping the child entertained and, as many studies have shown, aiding areas of development.
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Originally Posted by jambutty
It’s no wonder that school kids of today get bored so easily. They never learned how to play without gadgets and things.
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With the big bright media companies creating moral panics, influencing parents to believe that there are more paedophiles on the streets than ever before (which is simply not the case), parents are now trying to keep their children closer to home, hereby guiding them more towards TV entertainment and other things they can do in the home.
It isn't the best thing, but it won't be the downfall of generations to come.
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Originally Posted by jambutty
Instead of learning behaviour patterns from its parents the child learns what it sees on TV and more often than not the behaviour is not good.
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Behaviour shown on children's TV is more often than not teaching socially acceptable ways, as parents will tell you about shows like Teletubbies and the Tweenies.
Thousands of children will see parents abused, parents taking drugs, parents drinking all day long. I suggest that it is parent's behaviour that is more likely to be or become wrong.