Allow to watch cartoons and children's programs child, but must necessarily follow the advice of doctors and experienced teachers. Because vision is much easier to lose than to restore. You can not even notice how the child became ill to see even to school, because the baby's health is sometimes far more fragile than that of an adult.

How to watch programs?



The distance from the screen is a very important parameter for conservation. The larger the TV screen, the greater should be the distance from it. So, with average screen sizes need to seat the baby no less than three meters. If the size of the TV is large, it is best to maximize the distance to your little one's eyes. In addition, to look at the screen, the child should, if possible directly, not the bottom, otherwise an extra burden is not only ocular muscles but also the muscles of the neck and spine. So do not let the baby sit on the floor directly in front of the device, it is best to seat him on a chair or sofa away from the TV. This rule applies to all types of monitors - normal, flat, LCD, plasma.

In addition, you should monitor the lighting in the room, do not allow your child to watch TV in the dark or in dim light, so between the device and the surrounding space was not very big color contrast is particularly strong can affect the fatigue children's eyes.

When allowed to watch TV?



What are the mechanisms that occur when a child is exposed to a light of a TV screen and what age is allowed to view different television programs and cartoons? In the first years of life the child's vision is still evolving, so it is particularly vulnerable. When the baby is born, he can see objects and people at a distance of 20-30 cm, while he sees quite clearly, even can not distinguish colors. But over time, his sight is getting better, in the process of understanding the world, he learns to see objects farther, brighter and clearer. This process ends around 3-4 years, so before this time to watch the screens of TVs or computers in children is generally not recommended.

In addition to physiological causes, there are psychological. Colors, sounds and images of this world nice kid, they entertain him, give him food to knowledge. However, too much bright pictures, rapidly changing images in cartoons can hurt the psyche of a small child. He can't cope with such a huge amount of information, so it can go into Overdrive, become more nervous, suffer from sleep disorders or hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder. Show cartoons only when the child is psychologically already grown before.

And, to begin watching TV, you need with small doses: first you can allow your child to watch a short cartoon no more than 5-10 minutes, with 4 to 7 years to allow for a screen no more than 30-40 minutes a day, take breaks between the individual gears. In the younger school age child should spend no more than 2 hours a day watching TV, and in middle and high school - no more than 3 hours.