TV, iPad, IPhone, computers
and video games. What do all these new, modern things have in common? A screen
of course, a screen that captures our attention, and makes us addicted to it.
Every human being person spend several hours in front of a screen every day
instead of going outside and taking walks. Is this healthy for our body, and
does it cause any problems for us and the people we interact with?
Often we replace 7 hours with training and activity,
with 7 hours in front of a screen. We watch episode after episode on Netflix,
and let the time fly away. Suddenly the day is over without doing something. When
we get so addicted to the computer, we see training as less important and let
it pass away. This happens repeatedly, and become our everyday- life. Less activity affects your body weight and
you`ll probably get fat one day. It`s proved that screen time may also affect
what and how much we eat. We may eat more snacks and unhealthy food when we
watch TV, especially teenagers. I think that too much time in front of a screen
can also cause depression. Teenagers who only sits by themselves, only inn
their own company, no social life without taking to people through the internet,
become boring and depressed. When you get fat, you will probably be dissatisfied and embarrassed of yourself and your own body. Therefore,
you never go outside and hang out with people, so you continue the daily
routine you already started.
When we become so addicted to a screen is it hard to stop. Xbox games
and computer games makes us stay up all night to continue the next level. When
you stay up all night it`s hard to go to work or school, therefore you choose
to stay in bed all day instead. I have heard of people who have fallen asleep
at work because they stayed up to long at the night, and were fired the next
day. Insomnia is a diagnosis you can get as a result of watching too much TV. Insomnia
is problem with sleeping.
On the other hand,
computers can also be used to something positive. Homework and searching the
internet. Most children do use computers for homework. Instead of writing an
essay on paper, they write it faster on computer and hand it in over the
internet. It`s also much easier to find information on internet, instead of
find information in a book. It definitely makes the life easier.
If you are a mum or a dad, you probably recognize yourself living a
hectic life. Even though it feels like you can be in two different places at
the same time. With your phone, you can stay home doing laundry while you read
you work e- mails, but it still feels like the time fly away. Stress effect
many, both young and old. When you are busy watching TV in hours, you don`t get
other important things done. The feeling you get when you never reach the
things that needs to be done, are a feeling named stress.
I think the only way to avoid stress is to do all
homework, laundry or whatever needs to be done before you sit down and watch
your favourite program on TV.
As a conclusion, I think there is both negative and some few positive
sides of spending time in front of a screen. It`s okay to watch TV now and
then, but not all the time. As long it does not make problems for your sleep,
your health or makes you
stressed or exhausted. I think that everyone should have a screen limit. A
limit where you can only sit in front of a screen more than 3 hours a day. Especially
children should have a screen limit.
