Comment 9

Nowadays most people both adults and children have a television at home. In addition, there are already many different programs on the TV so I am sure that some of them suit our interests. Television can be very good, but it also has some disadvantages.

On the one hand, TV helps us to learn what happened anywhere in the world; a few years ago, it was very difficult to know what happened far from your city or town but nowadays thanks to the news it is very easy. However, there are many programs with which you can learn many things such as documentaries or cooking programs. Besides, cartoons are a good way to keep younger children entertained because they are so funny for them.


On the other hand, Television is no longer merely the drug of the nation, it is the pacifier, babysitter, wallpaper and teacher for our children. Increasingly it intrudes on the very first months of their lives. In addition, according to the statistics in Australia young children spend more time watching television than any other activity. Another important TV problem is that if you spend a lot of time watching TV you may end up with problems like vision problems or headaches. And talking about young children, watching a little TV is fine but if they spend too many hours watching TV they won't probably develop their creativity properly because children should play with toys and other people.


All in all, television can be good for keeping us informed but we must be careful with it. In my opinion, we should watch TV as little as possible because it can create addiction; in my case, I only watch TV about half an hour a day.