What the Experts Say I

This academic article talks about the influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children. The purpose of this academic article is to investigate the beneficial and harmful effects of the media on the mental and physical health of children. This article includes the following media: television, Internet, video clips, video games. The authors touch upon both positive aspects of influence and negative aspects.

Take, for example, watching television, as EM Smiles said, “There is a link between watching violent television programs and increasing violence from children.” Or take video games, for example, which says that “Some video games can help develop fine motor skills and coordination “. Although many concerns about the negative effects of television (for example, inactivity, antisocial behaviour and violence) also relate to the excessive effects of video games. According to statistics, there are 64% of deliberate violence in video games, where 60% of players were rewarded for injuring a character. The topic held in the article confirms the fact that media negatively affects children and adolescents.

References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/