According to old school thought watching TV is harmful for eyes of the kids.This belief has been held for a long time with parents trying to stop their kids from watching TV altogether.With that having not worked,the parents have now worked out a compromise that watch TV from a proper distance.But what is proper distance itself is debatable.
Common question concerned parents ask for their growing kids , "What is the best distance to watch TV from". Well, the answer is simple, from a distance where they you don't have to strain your eyes to read the text running on TV.Yes there are few precautions which need to be taken care of ,like the room should not be dark and be well lit.But it should not be too brightly lit either ,as glare tires the eyes.Besides kids are advised to move the eyes away from screen after every 20 minutes.Watching for entertainment sake is fine but it should not become an addiction.After all it is an idiot box and ends up making children inactive only.
If the kid complains of strain in the eyes ,ask the kid to take a break from watching TV,close eyes for a while and after that go and take a walk.
In the past we just had TV but in the new age we have other electronic devices too which have almost become part of the life.We can't keep them away from these but always teach how to use these responsibly.
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