In the past two days, "You are a teenager" can be said to be very popular. A mother in the Baoma group said that she is a fan of Yi Yanqianxi and wanted to see it, but she didn't dare to take the baby to the cinema for fear of hearing loss. influences. I complained that from pregnancy to now, I haven't been in the cinema for three or four years.
Then, I asked "How old can children go to the movies? Will two or three-year-old children going to the movies affect their hearing and vision?"
This is a question that many parents wonder. The light on the movie screen is flickering and the sound is deafening. There are also 3D movies that are currently popular. I heard that the sight and hearing damage is more serious?
Tomorrow is going to talk to everyone today, how old is the child to watch movies? What kind of preparations do you need to make if you want to take your children to the movies?
Will watching a movie in the cinema damage my child's vision?
In theory, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that children over 2 years old can watch TV. If you just show ordinary two-dimensional movies to children, you can watch them over 2 years old. As for 3D images, the answer given by the American Academy of Vision, AOA, is that only children over 3 years of age can enjoy 3D images with a well-developed stereoscopic vision.
But in fact, very few children around the age of 2 or 3 can really sit in the cinema for 1 to 2 hours and watch a whole movie obediently. Even if they can sit and watch the movie, they will not have the ability to fully understand the movie until they are 6 years old, because children's cognitive level gradually matures with age.
Assuming that someone died in the plot of the movie, they would think that this person was just asleep, and they would even ask you, why did they no longer appear? No matter how you explain it, it is useless. After all, they have to wait until they are about 5 years old to truly understand what death means. Therefore, when young children go to the theater to watch a movie, they will only appreciate some pictures and the plot of the movie.
Some parents still worry, can their children watch movies when they are young? The cinema is so dark, will it damage their eyesight? But if parents choose a movie suitable for their children, the picture is very soft, and the visual impact is negligible.
If the color and picture change too fast in the movie, it may indeed cause visual fatigue and even induce photosensitive epilepsy.
For example, in June 2018, the movie "The Incredibles 2", a collaboration between Disney and Pixar, was released, and the box office reputation continued to rise. But soon, the film was pushed to the forefront because of the presence of several contrasting images that could easily induce photosensitive epilepsy.
In addition to the color of the movies selected for children, they should not be too jumpy in color, and the pictures should not be too bloody and exciting, and there should be fewer scenes such as killing and killing. Although the children cannot fully understand the movie, the scenes in these exciting scenes may become the children's life shadow. The
movie is too loud, will it damage your hearing?
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that for babies, noise over 50 decibels is not suitable for them, but some movies in cinemas can even maintain noise over 90 decibels.
Any sound above 85 decibels (roughly equivalent to urban traffic) will damage hearing. 90 decibels are too noisy for adults, and even more dangerous for children with developing ears.
And some babies are particularly sensitive to noise, and they may cry constantly when their voices increase. If you interrupt others to watch movies, the key point is that the child is still very uncomfortable and may even cause hearing loss.
Therefore, when buying tickets, you should ask the theater staff about how many movies you want to watch? If this theater is too high, try another theater. Are
3D movies suitable for children to watch?
Many people claim that 3D glasses will cause visual fatigue to children, and then cause vision loss, but in fact, there is no evidence that watching 3D things will damage children's vision.
Watching 3D movies is similar to seeing things in real life with our eyes. Any child with normal vision, the brain will use the left and right eyes to construct a three-dimensional world concept.
In a 3D movie, through special glasses, different images appear on the left and right eyes to form a three-dimensional effect. 3D viewing is not much different from how a child looks in real life from birth to 3 years old. This is why the American Academy of Ophthalmology says that looking at 3D things is unlikely to hurt your child's eyes.
Some 3D video game designers and other 3D equipment manufacturers have warned not to let 6Children under the age of use their products to avoid damage to their developing eyes, but the child’s eye development is basically completed before the age of 3. Without any conclusive evidence, children younger than 6 years old cannot use 3D glasses.
Of course, if the child has nausea and vomiting after wearing 3D glasses, it may be because the movie screen is too irritating. The child's eyes feel the body is moving fast. In fact, if the body is not moving, it will feel like motion sickness.
If the child feels sick, tell him to close his eyes for a few minutes, or try to sit further away from the screen. Of course, if your child has problems with misaligned eyes, such as strabismus, he may feel tired, headache or nauseated while watching a 3D movie.
When taking children to watch movies, you should pay attention to these
. In addition to the above problems, parents should also pay attention to the following when taking children to watch movies:
1. Choose a movie suitable for children
If this movie is designed for children, then children will like it better . But in fact, it is difficult for parents to know which movie is really suitable for children, so you can check the ratings and reviews of the movie, as well as feedback from other parents.
must avoid showing children adult movies, even seemingly mild movies, because the plot is too complicated and children will quickly lose interest. Some movies have a lot of special effects, such as "X-Men" or "The Matrix", which seem to attract children, but because the themes and images of the movies are too mature, they are not suitable for children to watch.
2. Ensure that children are not afraid of the dark.
When many children watch the first movie at the age of 3 or 4, they fail because they are too afraid of the dark. Parents can set up a cinema-like atmosphere at home in advance. If the children enjoy it very much, they can try to take them to the cinema. Try it.
3. It’s best to watch a movie in the morning.
Most children are in the best condition after getting up in the morning, so parents can take them to the first screening in the theater-if the child is too young, even if you tell him movie etiquette in advance, He may also violate, don't get angry at this time, you need to remind the child repeatedly.
4. Pay attention to hygiene to prevent infection.
Like any public place, closed movie theaters are full of bacteria and viruses. Children will be very curious when they come to the movie theater. They will be very easy to get bacteria and get sick. . Therefore, you can bring wet tissues to clean your children's hands and wipe the theater armrests in time.
5. Try to sit in the aisle as far as possible.
Many children find it difficult to watch the full movie. They may be irritable and go back and forth. It is better to sit by the aisle at this time. It is best if two people take the kids to the movies at the same time so that they can take turns to take the kids to watch movies and take a break.
The last thing Duma needs to tell everyone is that the first time you take your child to the cinema, you need a strong heart, and you may constantly apologize to others for the child's unreasonable troubles.
However, life is always the first attempt, and besides, you will not be the first parent to leave the theater with a screaming and crying child. Many children will have such unreasonable moments. They are just not ready. At this time, it is better to take them home directly. Wait for the opportunity and try to watch a movie with the children next time.
