Task 2: Studies suggested that nowadays children watch much more television than

they did in the past and spend less time on active or creative things. What are the
reasons? And what measures should be taken to encourage children to spend more
time on active or creative things?
In morden society, there has been a worrying trend that children watch an
excessive amount of television and spend less time on active or creative things.
This issue can be caused by a variety of reasons and propose some feasible
solutions to this issue.
There are a large number of reason explain why more children spead hours
watching television. The first reason is that there are various entertaining shows on
TV which greatly appeals to children at the young age. Watching to much
programs on TV distracts children from tasks such as studies or activities. Disney
channel and netflix cartoon such as an example to illustrates this point. Secondly,
the lack of parental care also affects young children’s television viewing habits.
For instance, there are many programs with distorted content, false reality or event
instructing children to do the wrongs things.
A number of strong measures must be implemented to takle the issue. The first
solution is to minimize the amount of time that children watch TV everyday. This
can be done by setting a limit on how much time each day is spent watching
television. Another solution is that parents spend more time with their children and
join together in community activities. For instance, parents register their children
to participate in activities such as sports, volunteering which may appeal to
children more than television.
In conclusion, there are many reasons why children watch to much TV and spend
little time on active and creative things.