Similarly, the lack of interaction with his peers affects the child’s
social development.
2. Television is regarded as being one of the causes of children
becoming overweight because of sitting in front of the TV for a
long time and eating unhealthy processed and ready-‐made foods
whilst watching TV.
3. It distracts the child from academic study and social relations.
4. A study carried out by Dr.
Muna Faraj, Professor in the Faculty
of Education at Cairo University, confirms that every hour that a
small child watches television leads to a 10 %
decrease in his
alertness and ability to focus. It also leads to him not liking to
read in general and not being attracted to books; it makes him a
lazy thinker who is easily bored.
5. Dr. Mustafa ‘Abd al-‐Samee‘,
Dean of the Institute of
Educational Studies at Cairo University adds that watching
television has a negative effect on the child’s mental and
psychological well-‐being; it leads to a decrease in innovative
thinking, weakens social communications and creates apathy.
6. Watching violent scenes and killings
creates fear and panic and
contributes to nightmares in children, especially those between
the ages of two and seven years. The child may also try to copy
those scenes and act
violently towards his peers, thinking that
this will make him happy and make him a hero.
7. There is the possibility that the child may watch indecent
scenes and pornographic material, of
which there is a great deal
on television. Many families gather with their children around the
television and sit in front of it for hours, watching movies and
programs made by people who did not
take into account the fact
that almost all families have children.
8. Watching a lot of adverts, especially adverts for food products,
has a negative impact on the child for whom everything he sees
on TV will become the highest example.
Often the foods
advertised are harmful to the child, such as chips or foods that
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