“I seem to be a bad mother. I have a child for three hours a day watching cartoons. Any teacher I would tear off my head for it. And the yazhmami would kick their feet, ”Kate says melancholically, looking at the three-year-old Danya, who is really looking at the screen with open eyes. It is not good, of course, but sometimes there is simply no other way out: a lot of things to do, and the child doesn’t allow one to do it, because your main business is himself. And sometimes you just want to just have a cup of tea ... Experts about children and TV respond with restraint. Yes, not good. But the harm can be minimized at least a little. If you already include cartoons for your child, include them in the recordings. Movies that go on TV are much more harmful because of the commercials. It turned out - just do not laugh - British scientists.Harm TV for kidsPhoto:GettyImages In England, the health of children and mothers is taken very seriously. Therefore, more than once or twice it has been proposed to ban advertising of fast food and other junk food until nine o'clock in the evening. This is because it is very harmful for children to watch it. In a survey of 3,448 children between the ages of 11 and 19, the researchers found that those who frequently watch ads are much more likely to eat junk food - about 500 chocolates, burgers and packs of chips a year. And, accordingly, such children are more likely to be overweight. That is, advertising really works! This is good news for fast food vendors and bad news for parents concerned with child health. “We are not suggesting that every teenager who watches an ad will inevitably suffer from obesity or diabetes, but that there is a link between advertising and unhealthy eating habits. fact ", - said one of the researchers, Dr. Vohra. Now the country intends to ban the play of videos that encourage eating fatty foods and drinking sweet soda on children's channels. Well, and only we ourselves can protect our children. True, experts make a reservation: first you need to set a good example, and then something is prohibited.

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