When it comes to TV and babies, babies will usually not respond to what is actually on the screen but they pick up on the sounds that others around them are making like screaming when your watching a football team getting a touchdown or clapping at a game show. Babies do react to what others are watching and are very sensitive to the emotions of others around and will pick up, even unnoticed, how others are reacting to what they are watching. There is a huge amount of research that show the negative effects of TV, computers and video games on young children in their development but some parents just don't get it and use these things as a babysitter like if the child is crying or showing frustration and instead of helping the child get through this by talking to them, directing then to a more positive activity they just say go play a video game or watch TV. TV's and video games do deprive the child of their sensory experience but, when the child plays outside in the real world they use all their sensory skills like seeing, hearing and touching. When they also play and interact with other kids they develop a sense of balance, co-ordination, general and fine motor skills as well as physical fitness and all these are all so important for short, long term and mental health. When children watch video games the voices and people represented in these video do not behave or react like real human beings and in response to the child this disassociates elements that in a human being are whole and all associated together. Children with repeated exposure to any form of media can lead to a distancing of themselves from real people in real life situation and lead to their lack of compassion, and more aggressive behavior. How do we avoid exposing young children and babies to the media which became so much of our modern life? Regardless of the content of television watching, computers games are addictive, and impoverish their creativity and imagination unless they are playing outside instead. Parents can do a few things to help with this problem, first taking television and computers out of the children's rooms and move main computer where you can monitor and also limit screen time. Make a list of outdoor activities, spending more time together inside or outside and doing things that enrich their life will bring learning experiences about the world to them.

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