Comments on: Can children learn writing and reading from television?

By: josh @ how to increase vertical

josh @ how to increase vertical — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:38:45 +0000

I totally agree! With the right parental control, tv and games can be very good ways of learning new things.

By: satellite direct

satellite direct — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:02:58 +0000

I agree! If television is filtered correctly by the parents it can teach marvelous things to their children. But if you just site the children in front of the tv with the remote in its hands for a couple of hours… Its not a great education. I think that it must be supervised a little.

By: The Total Transformation

The Total Transformation — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:15:23 +0000

I’ve heard that the reason why TV was a bad idea for young kids 0-5 years of age, is because the fast images that is being flashed across the goggle box will over-stimulate the child’s mind and could possibly cause attention deficit when they start learning in their later years. Now i must say that i am not a 100% convinced as there are other slower paced programs like “Barney” (though i cannot understand why kids love this purple dinosaur), that are educational in nature. I think parents will need to be careful with what their kids watch on television and not ban it altogether. For example, my 3 year old learned about the different animals and how they sound like from TV as well.

Judy

By: struggling reader

struggling reader — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:48:13 +0000

My wife and I have had many conversations about reading and television. We have a beautiful little girl that loves books and she loves us to read to hear. Over the past couple years my wife and I feel that the T.V. is not completely evil and it isn’t turning our daughters brain into mush. We do however feel that our daughter does need to read more then watch T.V. This forces us to take time out and sit down with her and work with her. But during the day we think there are great programs out there that she can watch. I guess the bottom line is that it’s important to make sure we are getting that reading in!

By: Shelley Haggert

Shelley Haggert — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:04:00 +0000

My children and I don't usually went out. We are always at home their past time is watching Tv I don't think watching tv is bad and good. If depends on how parents guide their children with what they watch and you are always there to explain what they are watching. Shelley Haggert's last blog post..Good Food Habits

By: Watson - Team Building Philadelphia

Watson - Team Building Philadelphia — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:02:50 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree. I think that TV is turn out fine. Just don’t let the TV raise em.

By: skip

skip — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:26:57 +0000

children can learn useful stuff from television, and it is convenient if you are not around with them. however, you do have to watch out for what program she’s watching. some may be a bad influence on her.

By: Feminine Perspective

Feminine Perspective — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:39:18 +0000

I homeschool my children as well. I make sure to mix in educational programming and regular kids programs. Spongebob is their favorite too. Georga, I know how you feel as my son is also Autistic, but since taking him off milk and other things, he focuses much better on just about everything now.

By: LCD

LCD — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:41 +0000

I think you’re taking the right approach. There is a ton of educational programing out there, especially on some of the specialty cable networks. The key here isn’t whether tv is bad or not, but whether parents are involved in interacting with their children.

By: NathanKP

NathanKP — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:25:37 +0000

My family did not watch very much TV at all when I was young. Fortunately I grew up with a love of reading that has benefited me greatly. I only hope more parents also choose to limit their children's TV watching. NathanKP - NathanKP's last blog post..“Airborn” by Kenneth Oppel