Research and Polling Center of I.R.I.B Communication Research 2538-2977 14 50 2007 07 01 The Negative effects of TV on Children Health The Negative effects of TV on Children Health 87 111 24309 10.22082/cr.2007.24309 FA Elahe Vadudi Journal Article 2007 03 21 The present article is a review over the negative effects of TV on children's health.<br />Using the views of experts in Communications, Psychology, Sociel-Psychology, Medical Psychology, the author mentions symptoms such as anxiety, physiological arousal, change in breath and body metabolism, TV epilepsy, video catatonia, and obesity as the physical impacts of excessive and improper exposure to TV. She further cites the following psychological and social impacts of excessive and improper TV exposure: Injecting violence, teaching delinquency, avoiding reality, television addiction, slackness, skepticism, suggesting anti-values.<br />Finally, the author mentions some interesting points regarding the false image of children in media. The present article is a review over the negative effects of TV on children's health.<br />Using the views of experts in Communications, Psychology, Sociel-Psychology, Medical Psychology, the author mentions symptoms such as anxiety, physiological arousal, change in breath and body metabolism, TV epilepsy, video catatonia, and obesity as the physical impacts of excessive and improper exposure to TV. She further cites the following psychological and social impacts of excessive and improper TV exposure: Injecting violence, teaching delinquency, avoiding reality, television addiction, slackness, skepticism, suggesting anti-values.<br />Finally, the author mentions some interesting points regarding the false image of children in media. http://cr.iribresearch.ir/article_24309_e6ef568b114d2c91db0320578e50e0dd.pdf