Is watching cartoons harmful to children's brain development?

Cartoons attract the attention of many children with their wonderful plots and interesting characters. Well-made cartoons are conducive to children's language development and thinking ability development. Watching some good cartoons can make children relax and learn a lot. But not all cartoons are suitable for children, and bad cartoons may even have a bad influence on children.

First, the plot changes too fast, the picture changes quickly, and the visual impact is strong, which has a certain impact on the cognitive development and memory of children under 6 years old. For example, the cartoon Spongebob, which many children like, has been studied by the University of Virginia. The quick story of this cartoon changes every 1 1 second, which will affect children's concentration and ability to solve logical problems, and also have a bad influence on children's short-term memory. Although the spokesman of Spongebob production team retorted that their target audience is children aged 6 to 1 1, their acceptance ability is far higher than that of the 4-year-old children in the experiment. Moreover, there are only 60 subjects in this study, which is too small to be credible. But in any case, it can be seen that there are indeed many cartoons that are not suitable for children under 6 years old.

Second, cartoons with negative language and bloody violence are not suitable for children to watch. Children's cartoons, children will subtly learn the behavior in cartoons and games. Children lack the ability to criticize things. I think the scene of violence is funny, I didn't realize what harm it was, and even thought it was a sign of "courage".

Finally, parents need to be reminded that even the best cartoons need to pay attention to the viewing time so as not to affect their eyesight. When watching cartoons, actively guide children, and don't give them to cartoons completely.