Introduction

My name is Amanda Rogers. I am pretty concerned about how many people in America are getting addicted to the TV. Watching TV can turn into an addiction and it's a problem according to our society.

The average person usually spends approximately three to five hours a day siiting in front of a TV and it's half of their leisure time. Although TV is education and entertaining, it may substitute social interaction with friends and family and physical exercise such as walking, running, playing a sport, and stretching.

A lot of TV viewing can affect children with their weights. They'd rather be not active in any way and gain weight. There are many growing children who do not spend a lot of time getting decent exercise they need. This leads to them becoming overweight. The TV even keeps children from their poor eating habits since they are not exposed to the commercials for unhealthy snack foods such as soda, microwave popcorn, and canned soup.

Another reason why parents should turn the TV off from their children is because children also should do things to better their lives such as reading and/or doing their school homework. The problem is parents are not mandating how long the TV should be on. If children are reading or doing homework, the TV is on and it shouldn't be. It's very important that parents should spend time helping their children develop their own reading and comprehension skills instead of leaving the TV all the time. Parents should select shows that they'll allow their children to watch.

The TV also makes people stressed out and overwhelmed. People do not have energy for anything except for, of course, watching TV and they are like living in a dreadful, shocking cycle and they should take a break from the TV for a week and they should see what happens to their lives and they could change.

Researchers have noted that people find the TV to be "relaxing" and it helps them forget about "their own lives." Heavy viewers get trapped watching TV.