How To Avoid Cartoon Mania In Kids?

There were times when children used to go out to play as soon as they return from school. But now times have changed and the whole scenario is ameliorated, all thanks to the television set at home. But what is it that has changed the taste of the children? Why is it that instead of playing with their peers, they prefer to stay at home? The culprit is the cartoon channel!!! Earlier, there used to be a certain time allotted for cartoon shows. There were no specific cartoon channels on air. But now there are a number of cartoon channels and it has become a great pass time for children and a nightmare for parents.

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Children watch TV, as they get ready for school. Easy to watch programmes work best during the morning rush. Programmes that typically work are cartoons like The Scooby and Scrappy Show or Super Rupert. However, it doesn't become the main focus until the evening, all thanks to the cartoon channels. The children have become so desperate that they go on watching cartoons while they get ready for school and while eating. Even before sleep, there are some who even want to watch cartoons while they are studying. Their excuses are so impressive and they sound so desperate that they cannot be moved away from it.

As a parent, there are many ways you can help your child develop positive viewing habits. The tips can be as follows as to stop or prevent your children from being a constant viewer of the cartoon channels.

Set limits
Limit your child's use of TV and cartoon channels as much as possible. Let him or her watch cartoon for one or two hours a day. And stop him watching the cartoon while doing his homework or studies.

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Plan your child's viewing
Planning the child's viewing is important and as a parent it is important for you to take care of this. Plan out the channels that he should watch. He should never spent all his time watching cartoon channels but distribute his time watching different channels of use and that will help him in the long run. Some channels for knowledge that is Discovery channel; and National Geographic channel are really good ones.

Watch TV with your child
Whenever possible, watch TV with your child and talk about what you see. If your child is very young, she/he may not be able to tell the difference between a show, a commercial, a cartoon or real life. Explain that characters on TV are make-believe and not real. If your schedule prevents you from watching TV with your child, talk to them later about what they watched. It helps in a way for your child to understand the utility of what he/she sees and this helps them build a taste of their own as is been explained by you.