美国研究发现看“”的孩童学习差头脑乱
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美国一项调查研究发现，喜欢看海绵宝宝这类型影片的孩童，长久观看容易造成他们缺乏注意力、变差，专家提醒父母亲应尽量减少孩子观看这类型的卡通影片，避免孩子们因此学习片中夸张的想法和脱序的行为。
Apublished by The American Academy of Pediatrics may have parents rethinking what their kids spend their time watching.
For the study, 60 4-year-old kids watched either a fast-paced cartoon like SpongeBob SquarePants or a slow-paced cartoon such as Caillou. The children were then put to the test on four different tasks measuring executive function.
The children who watch the fast-paced shows did significantly worse on the tasks than the ones who watched a slow-paced cartoon. From the
University of Virginia professor Angeline Lillard, the lead author, said Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob” shouldn’t be singled out. She found similar problems in kids who watched other fast-paced cartoon programming.
She said parents should realize that young children are compromised in their ability to learn and use self-control immediately after watching such shows. “I wouldn’t advise watching such shows on the way to school or any time they’re expected to pay attention and learn,” she said.
Nickelodeon spokesman David Bittler disputed the findings and said “SpongeBob SquarePants” is aimed at kids aged 6-11, not 4-year-olds.
“Having 60 non-diverse kids, who are not part of the show’s targeted (audience), watch nine minutes of programming is questionable methodology and could not possibly provide the basis for any valid findings that parents could trust,” he said.
In aalongside the study, Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis points out that in 1970 the average child began watching TV at 4-years-old and watched an average three to four hours a day. Today, the average age to start watching TV is 4-months-old, and the average media usage is eight hours a day. He acknowledges completely eliminating media from a kid’s daily life is impossible, and probably not even desirable, but he encourages parents to guide their children toward better programming.
Opinion alert: What that better programming is may be up to debate. Perhaps the kids did better on the tasks because they were just so happy not to be listening to Caillou’s whiny voice and bland adventures. I can’t be the only one to find that show highly annoying, can I?
