Could a child watching TV for so long time? How can i change his habit?

That's not good for his health. you cann't let he watch so much time , you should give him more interesting in the life ,and play with him ,make him not feel lonely. and go to the park , the most thing is let him studying as a habit . if he can study 2 hours , he will be good in future.. good luck!

My son likes to watch Tom & Jerry very much, though he is only 2 years old. Every day, when my husband or I go home, he pulls us before the computer, asks for us to open Tom & Jerry. If we refuses him, he will cry and cry. I know that to stay too long before TV or computer will do huge harm to his eyes, but I don't know how to avoid this.

I don't think it's healthy really. You have to be firm. When my kids were little, we did not have cable tv because we just couldn't afford it. Sometimes I'd rent movies and we'd have a "movie nite". They loved it and it was a treat. When kids don't have tv they may get bored at first but they'll find something to occupy themselves. I had plenty of craft type things so that they could paint, draw, etc. ON nice days we'd go outside a lot. They loved taking walks and especially nature walks. We often went to the playground as well. Do you have friends who have kids? Maybe you could borrow some other kids for him to play with for a couple of hours. In return, maybe he could play at their houses sometimes. It would give you a break as well as the other moms. Breaking him of this habit may be difficult but it will be worse as he gets older. Good luck with it.

I can understand how you feel as a mother. I have a five year old that watches a good bit of television however a lot of the shows are of an educational value. That doesn't mean that children should just have the television as a regular companion. There are other things that are more productive for a child like running and playing out doors and spending time with friends especially when the weather is nice. There are also things like books that they can look at and as parents we should try to help them gain more knowledge through reading and perhaps building things with toys and the like to keep their minds occupied. I think that a child should just watch a couple of hours a day and perhaps longer if it happens to be educational. My son has gained a lot of knowledge through some of the programs that are available and then later he plays with toys or goes outside.

I will hit the nail on the head. "Accept the blame for this" Suggestions ( some of them may work). 1) start playing games with him . it could be carom or even finger painting if your child is small. 2) Take him to a walk, talk about star ,moon or even god. Make this your own prviate moment which your child will look forward to. 3) Read stories from books. ( become a animated story teller) 4) Practice new hobby with him . Origami could be good starting point. 5) Put a timetable for watching Tv & reward him every time he sticks to the schedule. ( a coin in the piggy bank will also do as a reward) Quite frankly if it is only 2 hours per day it is OK. Most books say that 1 hour is the maximum one should watch, but times are changing. One suggestion is watch a couple of programs with him so that you could have a better control on quality of programs & you also have more things to talk about.

I don't think a child watch tv for so long time is good for his health. you can give him an imitation for watch tv time. or you can make some other thing to change his attention.

Researchers claim that children who watch television for long hours are more likely to be agitated. They found that those who had watched one or more hours of television a day appeared much more likely to get into fights or behave aggressively towards other people later in life. Only few of the adolescents who watched less than an hour of television a day consigned aggressive acts in later years, compared with 24% of those who watched between one and three hours, and 30% of those who watched more than three hours a day.

when i was a kid, i used to watching TV for a long time. although my mum always ban me to watch for long time, i never listen to her. but later i quiz this habit, bcz my mum she never watch TV herself, she love reading. so while i was watching TV, she never said nothing, just took a book, and reading . after a long time, i feel boring, and see my mum is reading all time. so i just follow her. we do have lots books home , and i found reading is much interesting than Watching TV.later, my mum even asked to watch TV, if there are some good Tv SHOW. i think kid neeeds example, once u set a good example for ur kid, they would very likely to follow. this is my own view. hope it might help

It is a common puzzle young parents are facing these days. With my grandson, his parent just turn off the TV totally, instead, he is allowed to watch one hour cartoon film after coming back from kintergarten, which has been downloaded by his father every day. He is doing pretty well so far. That could not be the way when he grows older, but then we hope it might be easier for him to understand. With your son, try to set some discipline with him. Kids are clever to see if you are really meaning what you say. As long as parents are determined, he will find other fun to enjoy himself. Sometimes, we adults are too concerned about hurting their feelings. Try something else to distrast his attention. Good luck!

try and get your child interested in some other things , maybe a short story before bed thats appropriate his age . find a couple of games he likes, does he like to draw ... draw round his hands with a pencil and get him to colour them in .. make sure you reward him for trying new things by giving him an extra hug and kiss .. always put his colourings/drawings up on a special wall .. his art gallery . i bet you can make some small changes that will stop you from worry **

We had the problem with ours to they all had there own tv in there rooms so we took them out. Now there is only the tv in the living room and they do like to watch more than they should to but we try and keep them busy with sports and things. My kids also like to bake and do arts and crafts to.

To keep your child from watching so much tv maybe find ways to entertain him. Color. That should take all of five minutes. If you can take him outside he will stay out there. Kids love to be out doors. Instead of having the tv on have toys sitting around for him to play with. This is a hard habit to break and I am not sure about it actually being bad for the eyes. Different doctors have different opinions on that. It's not good for their health to just sit around. You may find yourself busy trying to busy your child. Good luck.

It is much better for a child to spend time in play or reading or coloring or building blocks or making a mess in the dirt.. just about anything is better for their mental development than sitting in fron of the television for extended periods of time. The research shows that brains are less active while watching tv than even when they are sleeping! Your child is better off asleep than watching TV! And that does not even take into consideration the quality (or lack of) in the programming they choose to watch. Set some rules and stick with them It sounds like you already feel that this is not good for your child. Be a strong parent and stick to your rules. It may be hard at first, but will be better for your child's health and IQ! TV's turn brains to mush.

It is quite difficult to change a child watching TV habit especially so when they have their favorite show. A child can watch TV for so long and yes, it is bad for his eyes. I suggest that you try to give him some outdoor activities or perhaps play some game with him to distract him from watching TV 24/7. If that fails, I think you should start to be more stern about his hours of watching TV.

Too much television is not good for his eyes, but I would be more worried about the fact that you said he ignores you when you tell him to not watch so much television. It is never ok for a child to ignore what his parent says to him.

I broke my kids by turning the t.v. off and handing them a book or telling them to go play. If you don't have it turned on, he cannot watch it. If he throws a fit, you are the parent and you make the rules. My kids may get to watch 30 minutes of t.v. a night, if they have time. One thing that really helps is to keep them busy with other things. My parents used to make us kids choose one program a day that we wanted to watch and that was all we were allowed. It made us use our imaginations a lot more, and I am grateful to my prents for doing that for us!

I think you should foster his other interests,such as reading,playing instruments,drawing and so on.At the beginning,you should take some time to accompany him and play with him.This is my opinion.Good luck and happy mylotting.