Study: Too much TV are responsible for child's bad behaviour!

Children who spend to much time in front of a television or computer screen get less sleep, are fat, do worst at school and are badly behaved, a new study has revealed.

Researchers found parental monitoring of the time children spend watching television, playing video games and being online can be associated with more sleep, improved school performance and better behavior in children.

The new study, published in JAMA Network Journals, included figures from more than 1,300 schoolchildren from two communities in Iowa and Minnesota, in the U.S., along with data about the students provided by primary caregivers and teachers. The figures were collected as part of an obesity prevention programme


Study lead author Dr Douglas Gentile, of Iowa State University, said: 'The results suggest that increased monitoring by parents reduced children's total screen time which results in children getting more sleep, doing better in school and having less aggressive behavior.

'The results suggest more sleep is associated with a lower body mass index. 'More parental monitoring also resulted in less exposure to violence on television and in video games, which was associated with increased positive behavior and decreased aggressive behavior.'

He added: 'Pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses and other health care professionals who encourage parents to be more involved in their children media may be much more effective at improving a wide range of healthy behaviors than they realize.'

The findings support those of another recent U.S. study that showed children who spend a lot of time in front of screens are more likely to be obese.

The study, by researchers at the Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, showed the children of parents who do not monitor screen time are more likely to be overweight.

Another study, by researchers in Australia, revealed children who watch a lot of television have more family problems. Researchers at Deakin University, in Melbourne, found that for every hour of screen time, the risk of family life being disrupted may be doubled. They also found that these children have poorer emotional well being.
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