ShouldchildrenwatchTV.doc

Should children watch TV? Do you have any health and learning problems? If your answer is yes, you should be careful. According to an expert, Dr Aric Sigman, perhaps you spend too much time watching TV. Recently, Dr Sigman gave people some advice on children’s health at a meeting. He said that children under three shouldn’t watch any television and children above three should control their time on TV. Parents should also watch and control their children’s time on TV watching strictly(严格地). Dr Sigman believes too much TV watching can lead to many problems in children such as difficulty in sleeping and overweight. And the government must take action. He also believes there should be no TV sets in children’s bedrooms and parents should be warned of the bad effects of too much television. Dr Sigman has many studies to support him. One long-term study in 2004 found that children who watched more than two hours a day between the ages of 5 and 15 would have health problems years later. To watch or not to watch? That’s really a question.