Whether you need to give your kids time to eat, or looking for a fun activity to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon, watching a movie or even taking your kids to the cinema seems to be a good choice. However, because of the screen time and children involved, there are many different opinions.
Can children watch movies?
Although you are easily overwhelmed by various suggestions, in fact, experts have reached a consensus. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:
babies under 18 months of age should not touch any screens, including movies and TV shows, except for video chats.
Children from 18 to 24 months old can watch high-quality educational programs after screening with an adult, and the time should be controlled within 0.5-1 hour.
The child is two years old, and the screen time per day is up to one hour when accompanied by an adult.
Therefore, considering that the length of the movie ranges from one and a half hours to two hours, watching movies should not be a child's daily activity. In addition, children's attention to screen time will affect their language learning, emotional and social development, etc., and even be detrimental to the baby's sleep and weight in the first few years of life, and affect brain development. Besides, too long screen time will reduce the time for children to explore and interact with parents. Can
take children to the cinema?
This is not a question about whether you can take your children to the movies, but a question about whether you should go to the movies. In addition, there are several practical things to consider when taking a child to the cinema:
1. The movie is too noisy. The volume of the
theater often exceeds 90 decibels. This is too loud for anyone, and it is especially dangerous for young children whose ears are still developing. Any noise exceeding 85 decibels (roughly equivalent to urban traffic) can damage hearing. If you have tinnitus after the show, it may be because it was too noisy before.
2. Some images may be harmful.
Children will pay attention to the images on the screen regardless of their understanding. Even if you don't understand the content, music and atmosphere of the movie, you can still convey fear. The scary scene may scare your child and make him have nightmares. Children may also learn a lot of behavior from movies. For example, people who watched the baby for two hours kicked and beat each other, he is likely to imitate some of these behaviors in the future.
3. The child is impatient
You should know the child better than anyone else. It is impossible for him to sit still. It is impossible for most children to watch a full movie in a dark movie theater.
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