Effects of Television Viewing on Young People

張貼日期：Nov 20, 2011 1:49:6 PM

Emily Wang

From little size to large size, from few to many, and from plasma to liquid are the evolution of television in this time. Television becomes a popular and an indispensable thing in the world. Most families have more than one television in their houses. Televisions are universal now because science and technology are more developed. Thus, young people contact televisions at a very young age. However, although television is a very appealing thing, it causes some effects and problems to young people.

First, television may affect students' schoolwork. In the modern day, students are easily indulged in television viewing. They may forget to work on their schoolwork because they cannot stop watching TV. Many students spend most time watching TV in the night although they have a lot of homework to do. Some young people even watch TV until midnight. Therefore, it not only affects their work, but also influences their spirits and physical strength. In the morning, students may feel sleepy in class. Thus, we can see that young people usually cannot allot their time between watching TV and doing their schoolwork.

Next, televisions may also affect young people's behaviors. Nowadays there are many kinds of TV shows. Some are good and worth watching, but some are not. Hence, there are some negative effects of watching TV. There are a lot of bad shows that may teach young people some bad behaviors, like violent, cruel, or sexual scenes. Although there is the rating system for the TV shows nowadays, young people can easily get access to those bad programs. Even though they know the behaviors are bad, they may still imitate them without judgments.

Finally, the most serious problem is that television viewing may affect young people's health. When young people spend too much time watching TV, they may get some problems with their health. On the one hand, more and more young people become nearsighted now. The primary reason is that they spend too much time watching TV, so their eyes cannot have enough rest. On the street, you can see many young people wearing the glasses. On the other hand, many young people like to watch TV after they finish dinner, and they also like to eat some snacks when they are watching TV. They just sit and eat without doing any exercise. Therefore, a lot of them get heavier and heavier. It really affects our health seriously if we watch too much television.

Television viewing really causes some problems and effects to young people. Although the development of science and technology is good and helpful, the prevalence of television also brings some bad influences to young people. It affects not only their schoolwork, but also their personal behaviors and health. It is really important to watch TV properly. Only when young people can choose TV programs wisely and watch them moderately, can they benefit much from TV viewing. Finally, parents should take the responsibility and supervise their children’s TV watching activities.