Why do children pay attention to TV but not to study?

Recently, such a scene is frequently played at home, the six-year-old niece every time home from school to turn on the TV, as long as no one is concerned, she can concentrate on watching for a long time.

As soon as she is asked to do her homework, she will have various excuses, one moment to drink water, and one moment to go to the toilet. In short, she cannot concentrate and sit quietly to finish her homework.

Every time she is tutored to do her homework, the family can be furious.

My sister-in-law often says: "If she had used the seriousness of watching TV in her studies, her grades wouldn't be so bad!

Indeed, why do children watch TV so seriously, learning is not.

01, watching TV attention is actually an "illusion"

Research has shown that: when people watch TV, the brain emits brain waves and sleep emits brain wave signals that are very similar.

In other words, in children watching TV, the brain is actually in a "rest" state.

The rich colors and jumping images of the television enter the brain directly, and children do not need to think, but just passively receive audio-visual information.

Therefore, it is not that children concentrate better when watching TV, just that the brain is not used at this time.

But learning is different, children not only need to mobilize the audio-visual system but also need hand-eye coordination, tactile area recognition, vestibular nerve response, etc., to ensure that the word does not skip lines, writing is not out of order, etc., the brain must be in a constant state of operation.

In addition, if the child cannot absorb the current knowledge or is not interested in what he or she is learning, he or she will not be able to devote himself or herself to the learning process.

So it also shows inattentiveness, restlessness and so on parents headache.

02, should children watch TV or not?

The World Health Organization has already given clear recommendations on this point.

Children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any electronic screens.

Children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old should not be exposed to electronic screens for more than 1 hour a day.

Children use electronic products too early or too long, their growth is often more harmful than good.

Affecting children's language development Between the ages of one and a half and three years old is a critical period for children's language development.

At this stage, the child's language learning ability is very strong. Although watching TV allows children's hearing to receive sound information, watching TV is a one-way stimulus that does not allow for effective two-way interaction, and the brain is unable to establish effective brain neural circuits.

It is important to understand that the ability to speak the language is something that needs to be learned through imitation. If you want your child to speak fluently in the future, parents need to create a quality "language environment" for their child during this period.

For example, communicating with him, reading him picture books, telling him stories, and taking him to play with children are all effective ways to stimulate language development and help him build a rich vocabulary.

Otherwise, children who sit still for long periods of time without words and in the company of television are bound to have their language development affected.

According to American brain neurologists.

Young children under three years old watch an extra hour of TV a day, then the likelihood of them having attention problems at the age of seven rises by 10%.

Long-term use of electronic devices creates a visual stability disorder that makes it difficult for children to switch over to static objects when they look at them again.

By the time they are looking at the blackboard or reading exercises that require static visual learning, they will have difficulty focusing because of poor visual stability. Eventually, they have to move their bodies around to accommodate the eye muscles.

As a result, you will find that they are unable to stay focused for long periods and have a series of problems such as inattention, distractibility, and mobility.

Not conducive to the development of good habits of thinking with the brain

The information in the TV show is thrown to the child all at once, so that he can see the fun and interesting things without thinking.

Over time, the child's brain tends to develop an inert mind, habitually passive acceptance of information, thus developing the bad habit of not thinking.

In future learning, he encountered the need to use the brain to think to solve the problem, often prone to give up the idea.

03, the correct way to open the TV is as follows

Of course, adults can not refuse electronic devices, and forcing children to quit, is a little too difficult for the children.

And there are two sides to everything, how to correctly guide children to watch television, and the use of electronic products is the key.

Set the time

Set a time limit for children to watch TV, for example, a 10-minute cartoon episode, only two episodes at a time, and no more than one hour of TV in a day.

Parents do a good job of monitoring and strictly enforcing, do not let the child think that this agreement is just a decoration, without any effect.

Choose meaningful programs

For example, science clips, children's variety shows, etc., to help your child learn more about extracurricular knowledge and broaden his or her horizons.

Try to avoid watching boring and meaningless cartoons. Both affect eyesight, but also can not produce positive guidance.

Retell the story content

Before watching cartoons, you can ask your child a question, such as: After watching today you have to tell mom what the episode is about so that the child's brain is in working condition during the process of watching.

Also, you can ask your child after watching it, which character in the story you like the most and why you like him, to exercise your child's language skills.

Give your child plenty of company

This last point is also the most important one. Give your child more company, play with him, tell him a story, do housework together, and play games together ......

Parents accompany more time, and the child watching TV time is naturally shortened.

Compared to the animated characters on the screen, I believe that the company of parents can make children feel happier. Don't be stingy with your time, grow up with your child!