Some years ago, most children spent their time playing freely, but today they spend, on average, 30 hours per week sitting in front of a TV screen. On one hand, TV offers them many educational opportunities which children in the past did not benefit from. On the other hand, however, it means that children today have far less chance for physical activity and social interaction, which could lead to health and communication problems. This essay will examine both the drawbacks and benefits of high TV consumption among children, and argue that it can offer many advantages, but on the condition that it is not children's only leisure activity.
Paragraph 1: Positive aspects, e.g. educational opportunities, new learning, gets children’s interest (maybe more than books)
Paragraph 2: First negative aspect: too little physical activity. Children are overweight, even obese. Children have health problems. Result: costs the government more in health care.
Paragraph 3: Second negative aspect: lack of social interaction. Children will have communication problems later in life.
Paragraph 4: Third negative aspect: Children may copy bad behaviour from TV, e.g. crime, swearing, violence?
Conclusion: TV has many negatives, but also some positives.
We need some solutions, e.g. parents need to control how much and what children watch, and work with media companies for this.
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