Watching television has different effect to children because television has many things for children to learn such as news,education,sport,non-fiction,etc.which can make children cleverer.In addition,Parents can challenge children to read a books with the promise of going to the theater or renting the movie when they finish it. Most children are not able to visit the rain forest or see an animals in the wild,but many seen these things on television.
However,Watching television a long time cause to children have a short eyesight. When children are addicted to television to become lazy.As a result,They aren't help their parents do housework and homework of themselves. Moreover,Children who watch too much television are usually overweight.They often snack on junk food while watching television and they are also influenced by commercials to consume unhealthy food.Also,They are not running, jumping, or doing activities that burn calories and increase metabolism. Obese children,unless they change their habits, tend to be obese when they become adults.