Analysis Of How Tv Affects Your Child

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Kid’s Health In the Internet article “How TV Affects Your Child,” the author, Steven Dowshen MD, explains his views on children watching television mainly based on sense but not on much proof. One of his two main topics is the effect of TV on children mentally. Yes there are some good effects of TV, he admits, but it can be very bad too. Dowshen has two main points in this segment of his article: he discusses desensitization and the association of unsafe practices with role models. On average, the American child witnesses 200,000 violent acts on TV a year. For children, this is very scary. The author illustrates that it is a good thing to be frightened. That is, being scared results from the child’s instincts kicking in and telling him that