Media on Children

At an previous(predicate) age books, movies, television, and the Internet influence how our children think and act in a variety of ways. As children grow these media influences become even more powerful. The media influences on children is non always a comfortably influence and parents need to stay this influence by discussing and monitoring what their children are unfastened to. The media very much stereotypes bulk and races. Most childrens programming deals in absolutes reinforcing the idea that people are good or bad, stupid or smart and because of their inexperience children will hasp onto stereotypes that they see.Parents give the bounce counteract this stereotyping by commenting when a group is portrayed inaccurately. permit your children realize for example that every blond isnt stupid, and wearing black doesnt enlighten you a bad guy. Point out that everyone has good and bad traits. So, very much in the media a character is either good or bad, solely in real life this is not the case. The media uses its influence on children to commercialise items and influence your childs desires making them think that they need certain items to be usual or cool.My children often comment on things that they saw in commercials. The otherwise day my son told me that I should get a kitchen chopper, because it can excision things up so much faster than I can apply a knife. I replied that I dont need a kitchen chopper because a knife works just fine. Every year children influence their parents disbursal by convincing them to buy things that the media has portrayed as cool. Children discover name-brand products at an early age because they see them in the media.My children recognized the McDonalds polarity by age three even though we never waste there, because they saw commercials on television. Counteract the marketing by pointing out the unseasonable logic in commercials. Ask your child if they really think having the in vogue(p) toy will make them more popular or happy. Children often dont realize that a Barbie wont move around like it does on the commercials or that the elaborate set doesnt come with the toy. Parents can teach their children that things do not equal happiness.Try rewarding with praise and time instead of objects. My children know that they dont get what they see on television and they rarely ask. Life on many television shows and movies is far from normal. They often glamorize potentially injurious behaviors like drinking, drugs, affairs, and intimate teen relationships. As a parent you can counteract the medias influence by pointing out how the actions of the people on penetrate are potentially dangerous. Alcohol commercials never show the hangovers the next day. rarely does a teenage girl get pregnant or psyche contract a familiarly transmitted disease in the media. explore done by both RAND and the University of North Carolina also shows that teenagers who are exposed to more energize talk and acts in the media are more belike to engage in those same behaviors themselves. Dr. Brown, one of the researchers says, Teens are defaulting to entertainment media for sexual information because they arent getting this information in other places. Unfortunately, the media arent the best sex educators.The media tend to leave out the crucial three Cs commitment, contraception and consequences. The claim on media influence on children also pointed out that parents could have a greater impact on their teens sexual behavior than the media when they talk round it. Taking the time to discuss the things that our children view in the media will suss out that they are learning the things that we want them to and not the lessons that the media might be doctrine thus avoiding negative influence of media.