“My son sleeps with Benton’s watch in his hands”. “My daughter won’t have food until she sees Mr. Bean”. You may have come across such (proud) comments or complaints of some mothers. Cartoons are definitely a part of entertainment. But addiction to cartoon is not at all a good thing. The over addiction to such super heroes affect children in many ways.
According to psychologist, a 12 year old child should have sensible thoughts. But, it is found that in children who are addicted to such super heroes will have a low rate of sensible thinking. He will be after the superhuman qualities of the super hero and may try to imitate him. Using the dressing pattern and accessories may later turn to empathy.
Slowly the personality of the super hero starts masking child’s own personality. This may lead to the development of attacking habits, rebel nature and dangerously adventurous nature. Watching cartoons just for the sake of entertainment is definitely not dangerous. Problem lies in addiction to these characters. Children who regularly interact with these electronic characters may be shy when they interact with other persons. Some children will not be satisfied with the small episode of cartoon in the TV channels. They may try to download the cartoon from internet. This will affect them physically and mentally.
Lack of proper exercise will make them unhealthy and obese. It is not that all the children who watch cartoons develop these problems. Usually children like fast moving scenes. Parents can prevent this to a greater extant. A fixed span of time should be allotted to see cartoons. Don’t allow the child to see cartoons for long time for his betterment.
