1. Control time
Babies before the age of 2 try not to watch TV. If you can't watch TV, try to keep it below 15 minutes. Children aged 2 to 3 should also watch TV for no more than 30 minutes every day.
Choose the right project
For children aged 3 and under, we'd better choose programs with slow transition. Little Einstein introduced numbers and water, but the picture changed slowly. Such programs will not cause a great burden on children's attention and logical understanding.
At the same time, choose some programs without plot. For example, the program Bonnie (Purple Dinosaur) and Friends has a theme in each episode, but it is mainly about singing and games, and the plot is not very strong. For example, in Thomas and His Companions, people are stationary and only trains are moving, so the picture changes slowly and each story is short. Slowly changing pictures and short stories are also suitable for infants.
3. If possible, it is best to watch the program with children and turn the program into an intermediary for children to interact with their parents.
Children usually like to watch a program again and again. When a child is familiar with a program, parents can use the pause button to stop the program and then point to something on the screen to talk to the child. For example, watching Bonnie and Friends, there is an episode in which they go to the zoo. When it was put into the owl, BJ said that the owl cried like this: Woo! Whoo! We can press the pause button before BJ speaks, and then say to the child, "What animal is this? Is it an owl? What's the name of the owl? " Wait and see if the child will answer. Wait 5- 10 seconds, and it doesn't matter if the child doesn't answer. Press the play button, watch BJ talk, and then say to the child, "Oh, that's what owls call, shout, shout, let's call together!" " Watching TV together in this way can change the negativity of children watching programs alone, encourage children to think positively and interact with their parents.
4. Connect the program with reading and life.
Today's programs, such as Bonnie and Thomas, in Night Garden, Sesame Street, etc., all have matching books. We can associate TV programs with corresponding books. After watching the program, children are familiar with these characters and pictures, and then show them the corresponding books, which will make them feel very kind and interested. This can cultivate children's interest in reading from an early age.
Parents can also try to connect the knowledge learned in the program with real life. The children watched Einstein's program about water, let them feel the real water, play with water, watch the rain, and take them to the sea if possible ... When the children watch Bonnie and her friends go to the zoo, their parents can take them to the zoo when they have time. In this way, children will connect TV with real things and deepen their impression and understanding.