Watching TV can harm children's mental and physical health in several ways. It promotes negative and violent behaviors which children may emulate. It also leads to poorer school performance as kids spend less time on homework, outdoor activities and socializing when watching TV. Additionally, TV viewing contributes to obesity as kids consume more calories from junk food ads and become sedentary from extensive watching. TV's commercial influence can also create pressure on parents. Overall, controlling TV viewing benefits children's well-being and development.

1. T.V Viewing is harmful.
Over the last several decades, a number of studies have shown that there are several ways
that television can be harmful to the mental and physical health of children.
TV should be labeled as a culprit in creating murderous children. TV programs promote
negative behavior and children tend to display this violent or antisocial behavior. As a
result, the innocence of children gets washed away at a small age.
Most of the things on the television are not true and are non-educational. Small children
without knowing about reality, implement these wrong things in their life.
TV viewing leads to poor school performance. More time spent in front of television
means less time spent on homework, outdoor and social activities.
TV makes children sedentary and inactive. Late night TV watching causes nightmares
and acts as a hindrance in concentrating in school and solving problems.
Most of the children watch cartoon channels. They become addicted to such channels and
waste their precious time. TV is bad for our eyes and it also leads to obesity. There is a
strong relationship between TV viewing and obesity. Children take in too many calories
in the form of junk food which is advertised on the television and do not burn enough
calories sitting still rather playing in the open air.
TV viewing also leads to the buy me syndrome which is the result of advertisements
shown on television. Parents of young children often have to deal with the commercial
influence of television every time they take their children to the market. Some parents
cannot afford to buy such toys which pressurize the parents. Therefore, TV viewing
should be controlled. So the next time you switch on the television, do think about the
harmful effects of television.