Psychologists and educators are categorical in their recommendations - children up to three years, it is better not to watch television at all. However, not all of today's parents can go to this feat, and they can understand, because sometimes include cartoons - this is the only opportunity to make the necessary household chores.
Therefore, when deciding how much time the child will be possible to watch cartoons, you need to keep in mind that before the year is extremely undesirable start familiarizing children with TV. At the age of 1 to 3 years old kids can watch TV no more than 20-30 minutes a day. At the age of 3-5 years, the child can turn on the TV is not more than 40-50 minutes a day. In this case, it is desirable that view was divided into several parts.
Evening watching cartoons should end no later than two hours before bedtime! Otherwise, you can be witness of the evening children's tantrums and tears, as well as disturbing night's sleep.
How to wean children away from the TV?
The answer to this question is very simple. Wean the child from the TV is very simple, if you offer him an interesting alternative pastime. And no matter what he prefers, long walks in the yard with their peers or attending sporting or creative circles.
It is important that intellectual space of the child, his need for information about the world was the most satisfied by alternative sources of television - reading books, socializing with friends and family, visit specialized sections. Keep in mind also that wean children away from the TV can not be, if their parents spend a lot of time in front of a blue screen. If the TV is switched on early in the morning and does not shut off until late at night.
Remember that television is not in vain considered to be one of the most important inventions of mankind. Metered viewing quality cartoons and movies, interesting scientific and popular programs can be very useful younger howcast and nerdy.
It is important that the child could draw a distinction between the life of television and real life, could critically to make sense of the proposed information TV that he was aware of the need for direct human communication.
