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THE IMPACT OF MEDIA ON CHILDREN

 The impact of media on children is the part of our everyday life. Children come to the contact with media from a really young age and it affects them more than we can imagine. So, to inform and educate the society about this issue is more than important. Of course, that media can have a positive impact on children, because they can learn some important values from movies or series. But the negative impact is much higher. For example, children can easily see violence in media, for example, in video games, movies, series, or advertisements and then they may think, that it is normal, if they see it every day in the media. Media content for children is also very stereotypical. Advertisements or movies for boys are usually full of cars, fighting, violence, and superheroes, who are always strong. On the other hand, the advertisements or series for girls are usually soft, full of princesses and cute animals. In general, men are always portrayed as strong, assertive, aggressive, and without emotions in the media, which can significantly influence young boys and the consequences can be fatal. Whereas girls are usually portrayed as sensitive, kind, and family-caring, which might influence them as well, because women can be strong too and have successful business career, which is not shown in the media that often. 




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  https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-are-the-effects-of-cyberbullying-460558   https://www.singlecare.com/blog/effects-of-cyberbullying-on-youth/   If you want to learn more about cyberbullying, you should definitely visit these two pages. It defines, what exactly cyberbullying is and how does it relate to the topic of media, why do people cyberbully, how does it look like, and what effects it may have on children.  (Team, 2022) The effects on children can be emotional, such as isolation, anger, or powerlessness. The effects can be also mental, for example, depression and anxiety, low self-esteem, academic issues, or suicidal thoughts. Children also can skip school, use drugs, or drink alcohol, which belong between behavioral effects. And last, but not least, physical effects may appear as well, such as eating disorders or sleep disturbances.  (Gordon, 2021)   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320244728_Impact_of_Media_Violence_on_Children%27s_Aggre...
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY I

  A child psychologist Kate Eshleman, PsyD, talks about the dangers, which social media can bring to children, how we suppose to talk to children, how we should keep them safe, and how to explain, that they should not take everything much seriously on the social media.     The majority of social media are conditioned by an age limit, usually 13 years. But currently, 33% of children between the age 7 to 9 have at least one social media app, and 50% of children between the age 10 to 12 use at least one social media platform. Dr. Eshleman says: “Social media makes it easy to compare oneself to another,”  (Pediatrics, 2021)  the she continues with: “most people put on social media what they want to see. And by using social media, all of us have the ability to access endless information anytime we want to and that can be very hard for kids.”  (Pediatrics, 2021)  With that being said, it is obvious, that to orient in the field of media is very hard for child...
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MY VIEW

According to World Health Organization (WTO) children should spend only 1 hour and less on digital media per day. However, the statistics showed, that average pre-school child spend more than 2 hours per day on digital media.  (Poulain, 2021)  Although, it may seem, that media influence only children’s physical health because if they spend the time with media, they usually sit in front of computer or with their phone on sofa and do not move. The mental health issues are very serious as well. These problems can then occur especially in school, because the children suffer from hyperactivity, conduct problems, and inattention. Further, the overuse of media can influence children’s ability to communicate.  (Poulain, 2021)  This essay will focus on 3 main issues connected with children and media – violence in media and its impact on children, food advertisements and its impact on children’s health, and last but not least, on cyberbullying, which can have very dangerous an...
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