Effects of Television Viewing on Young People

張貼日期：Nov 20, 2011 1:44:32 PM

Connie Lien

It is a very common thing that every family has a television. We cannot live without television in our life. If we did not have television, we felt bored and did not know what to do. The first thing when I come home is turning on the television. So, television is very important in my life. We know all the news around the world from television. And there are different types of TV programs, for example, news programs, music programs, drama programs, food programs, etc. We can choose whatever we want to see. However, we seem to ignore the problems it causes. Although television can help us understand many things, it causes a lot of problems. There are three main negative consequences that we have to face if we watch TV without restriction: eyestrain, losing time to do things, and crime.

The first negative effect is eyestrain. We always watch TV for a long time and forget to take a break. Another situation is we are too close to the TV when we watch TV. Mother always says, “Farther away from the TV.” And children are likely to develop myopia because of watching too much TV. We can find that more and more children in primary school suffer from nearsightedness. It is bad because it will only cause inconvenience to their lives. Therefore, we should pay more attention to this issue.

The second negative effect is losing time to learn. When young people watch their favorite program, they usually forget to do what they should do. It will delay their schedule or they will be too late to get things done. They spend too much time watching television and lose the opportunity to learn new things. They should control their time of watching TV. Watching TV can be fun but it cannot disrupt the order of life. It is important for us to know the severity of the problem.

The final impact is crime. Some programs or movies tell people how to kill and fight the enemy. This is the wrong model for youngsters. It encourages people to use violence to solve problems. This will cause more problems in our society. It is a terrible thing that people commit a crime due to the influence of television. If no one tells them it is incorrect, they will think this is the right thing. The more exaggerated the show, the more it will attract viewers. “Crime” is the most serious effect of television viewing on young people. We cannot underestimate its influence.

Watching television can cause three problems: eyestrain, losing the time to learn, and crime. It’s true that high-tech products bring us lots of conveniences. But it will cause more problems. Watching television can increase young people’s nearsightedness, and the improper contents in some shows may mislead youngsters. We often create high-tech products but we do not think of the consequences. When we discover the problems, we should deal with them with caution. If we ignore the problems, the consequences will only get worse.