Did you know that watching too much of television have a negative effect on your kid?

Television fascinates children from an early age. However, its effects are very harmful, especially for babies! What are the risks ? How to avoid them? At what age can a child watch TV? TV and children: the basic rules - The first rule: no television before the age of 3 years.

This is because children under this age have not yet completely developped their five senses. And so being infront of a television even one or two hours is a disaster. It do not give space for a child developpement skills, language developpement, and even affect child's intelligence. lets detail this risks later on in this article...

- The second rule: no television games before the age of 6 years old. - The third rule: Control or monitor the acces of Internet for children from the age of 9 years old. - The fourth rule: From the age of 12 years old under one condition,respecting the rules set by the parent.

“In 1999, the American Pediatric Association formally advised against screens for children under 2 years old.

Since then, a number of studies have shown that the relationship with the world of children remains in full construction until the age of 3. " Between the age of 0 and 3 years old,in order to develop their abilities, toddlers must actively use their five senses. Observe, manipulate objects, play, touch, etc. The time spent in front of the television deprives them of this exploration of the three-dimensional world. It also deprives them of something essential for them: to be in contact with an adult, to have exchanges.

What are some other risks of the screen to a child?

According to experts, two hours of television a day at 2, 3 or even 4 years old is a disaster. What exactly do they blame the screens for? Above all, to have disastrous consequences on the development of language and intelligence as mentioned above. Another unanimous criticism: it makes children passive. “Before 3 years, the toddler is caught by the screen, He sees images, shapes, hears sounds, but he doesn't understand anything. And as soon as the screen goes out, he gets bored. He no longer knows how to find in himself the resources that would allow him to have fun. " And that's not to mention the harmful effects of television on our children's behavior (aggression, violence), their ability to concentrate or even their creativity.

TV and child: after 3 years, be careful!

A child can watch television after 3 years, but at a very very slow pace.

First, you have to think in terms of screens: TV, computer and game consoles combined. And then, for the television, you have to take into account the time it stays on in the room, even if the child does not seem to be watching it. From there, between 3 and 5 years, we can go up to an hour of small screen per day. Wa cannot shy away saying that TV in the children's bedroom - source of all excess - is to be banned! It also means that you don't leave your child alone in front of the television. "We stay within earshot so that he can talk about what he sees," recommends the psychiatrist. If he doesn't speak, we sit down next to him for a few minutes and start a dialogue: "He doesn't look happy, this little bear, what's wrong with him?" In this way the child learns that images are not only what we look at but also what we talk about. " Discernment, finally, is studying the programs, choosing a time slot and sticking to it.

The rule should be no turning on the TV to todlers or toddlers himself without any control.

It should also be adviced not to leave the child in front of the screen the whole day or once his show is over. All this should be controlled.