Television was commercially introduced in the late 1920s and has since become common in homes globally. By 2009, 78% of households owned at least one television. Television can influence behaviors, such as encouraging people to cook by watching cooking shows, and negatively impact youth by glorifying smoking or exposing them to excessive violence. However, positive impacts also exist, such as religious programming correlating with benefits like higher marriage satisfaction. The content and type of news viewed can also affect mood and health, with excessive negative news potentially harming psychology. Parents can help mitigate television's negative influences through open communication and co-viewing with children.

1. Presentation
By Yashar Shahbazov

2.  Television, or TV for short, (from French télévision, meaning
"television"; from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tèle), meaning "far", and Latin
visio, meaning "sight") is a telecommunication medium for transmitting
and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-
white) or colored, with or without accompanying sound.
 Commercially available since the late 1920s, the television set has
become commonplace in homes, businesses and institutions,
particularly as a vehicle for advertising, a source of entertainment, and
news.
 In 2009 78 percent of the world's households owned at least one
television set, an increase of 5% over 2003.
 Braun HF 1 television receiver, Germany, 1958

3. Cookery programmes
 I think that TV programmes have the power to bring a higher profile
to cooking and are wielding real influence on what people cook at
home.
 According to a new study from market analysts, 1 in 5 Britons
claim that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged
them to try different food. Almost one third say they now use a
wider variety of ingredients than they used to, and just under 1 in 4
(24%) say they now buy better quality ingredients than before. One
in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more
confident about expanding their culinary knowledge and skills, and
young people are also getting more interested in cooking. With an
increasing number of male chefs on TV, it’s no longer ‘uncool’ for
boys to like cooking. The UK’s new obsession with food is reflected
through television scheduling.

4. NATIONAL DISHES

5. SMOKING
 Television shows and movies on TV may show images of beautiful,
young, popular people smoking; making it seem cool to an
impressionable teen. The child development experts at the
“HEALTHY CHILDREN organization” suggest that parents speak
openly with their children to mitigate the negative effects that the
media`s glorification of smoking may have. Using drugs in different
films attracts attention of teenagers that`s a key factor in many
adolescent deaths.

6. VIOLENCE
 Television violence can actually lead to real-world violent
acts. By the time your child reaches his teen years he
probably will have seen roughly 8,000 murders in the
course of watching TV programmes. Although your teen
has the cognitive abilities to reason that televised violence
is fantasy – unlike a younger child who may not understand
this or the consequences of violence. The constant
bombardment of violence may desensitize him to these
acts or even make them seem intriguing, in an exciting way.

7. RELIGION
 People, who are interested in religion and watch religious programmes are
more likely to be married, less likely to be divorced or single, and more
likely to manifest high levels of satisfaction in marriage.
 Regular religious practice generally inoculates individuals against a host of
social problems, including suicide, drug abuse, out-of-wedlock births,
crime, and divorce.
 The regular practice of religion also encourages such beneficial effects on
mental health as less depression (a modern epidemic), more self-esteem,
and greater family and marital happiness.
 In repairing damage caused by alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital
breakdown, religious belief and practice are a major source of strength
and recovery.
 Regular practice of religion is good for personal physical health: It
increases longevity, improves one's chances of recovery from illness, and
lessens the incidence of many killer diseases.

8.  Some 81 percent of the studies showed the positive benefit of religious
practice, 15 percent showed neutral effects, and only 4 percent showed
harm.
 Take special care of the religious formation of children, especially during
the transition period from childhood to adolescence, when they are most
likely to lose their religious faith.
 The practice of religion has a significant effect on happiness and an
overall sense of personal well-being.
 Those, pursuing a personal relationship with God tend to have improved
relationships with themselves and with others.
 Couples with long-lasting marriages indicate that the practice of religion is
an important factor in marital happiness.
 A review of the small amount of research done on the relationship
between crime and religion shows that states with more religious
populations tend to have fewer homicides and fewer suicides.
 The available evidence clearly demonstrates that regular religious
practice is both an individual and social good. It is a powerful answer to
many of our most significant social problems, some of which, including
out-of-wedlock births, have reached catastrophic proportions.
Furthermore, it is available to all, and at no cost.

9.  So the practice of religion is good for individuals, families,
states, and the nation. It improves health, learning,
economic well-being, self-control, self-esteem, and
empathy. It reduces the incidence of social pathologies,
such as out-of-wedlock births, crime, delinquency, drug and
alcohol addiction, health problems, anxieties, and
prejudices.

10. ANIMATION
 Russian Animation from Soviet times passes on the message of love and
care so well to any child who watches it.
I grew up in the former USSR (Azerbaijan) watching beautiful Russian
cartoons! (multiki). I'm so happy and grateful for that, it's incredible just
how much they influenced me and shaped my taste, and just how
amazing and diverse they were.
The cartoons illustrate the values, Soviet kids were taught: friendship,
respect for elders, compassion, love for country, and love for parents.
This is just a part of every little kid's life that grew up the Soviet Union.
And also they were all made with incredible care, love and talent.
Any kid who grew up in the former USSR knows this by heart. Cartoon
characters were second parents, teaching children good and being much
more complex that one could see from the first glance.
Every time I watch these anmations I cannot help admiring its beautiful
and original technique and finding some new ideas that enrich my life with
fresh impressions.

11. SPOKOYNOY NOCHI, MALYSHI!
I USED TO WATCH RUSSIAN CARTOONS ON SPECIAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
"GOOD NIGHT, KIDS", ALMOST EVERY EVENING BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.
I REMEMBER THAT PROGRAM PRESENTER WAS ALWAYS JOINED ON-SET BY TWO
OR THREE PUPPET CHARACTERS.
THE MOST REGULARLY APPEARING PUPPETS WERE KHRYUSHA (A PIGLET),
STEPASHKA (A HARE), PHILYA (A DOG). THE PRESENTER ENGAGES THE PUPPETS
IN A SHORT CONVERSATION OR HELPS THEM TO PERFORM A QUICK ACTIVITY
SUCH AS CLEANING UP THE PUPPETS' TOYS, OR LEARNING A MORAL LESSON.
AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE PRESENTER WAS INTRODUCING A SHORT
CARTOON. THE CARTOON USUALLY LASTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND WAS
OFTEN TAKEN FROM THE SOYUZMULTFILM.
AFTER THE CARTOON THE PRESENTER AND PUPPETS RETURN FOR A FEW
SECONDS TO SAY "SPOKOINOI NOCHI, MALYSHI", OR A VARIANT THEREOF, AND
WAVE GOODNIGHT. THE LULLABY "SLEEP, TIRED TOYS" OPENS AND CLOSES EACH
SEGMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY ELABORATE CLAY ANIMATION.

13. NEWS
 Types of news also influence to our mood, behaviour and
even to our health. Most of our channels inform us mainly
about criminal and some of them doing that with terrible
and exciting background sound. Unfortunately without
knowing about damage of our psychology people going on
watching them.
 Good, positive news makes us feel good, and bad news by-
turn makes us feel bad.

14. SOLUTION OF THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE.
 In spite of negative inflence of TV, I think parents can solve
these problems with improving communication with their
children and adolescents by watching television together,
discussing current content, about bad results of violence,
alcohol, smoking, immorality etc.