Why TV (serials) can be such a dangerous medium for children - the onslaught on the mind can be very damaging. Watch it out especially for your kids and well...even for you!
I feel like adding - be careful of the cinema too :-)
Read on...
Lying Mirrors
(Hindu) - Latika Gupta
Television, in glorifying outlawed customs and practices, sows the seeds of stereotype in children who blindly imitate in life what they see on screen.
Excerpts:
Many current serials revolve around glamorisation of social evils. The colour and gloss of television images distract us away from the misery of the victims of child marriage and bigamy. Rather, the colorful screen makes the sufferers look attractive.
The fact that children imbibe values and attitudes through exposure to media is a major daily event unfolding in our life. Our media are pushing young girls into becoming submissive, coy and servile. The media pretend to enhance their capacity to take on the challenges of modernity whereas in fact, it is training young girls to accept oppression as a way of life.
Lying Mirrors
I am Hindu, you are Muslim
A study conducted in Daryaganj reveals that children develop an exclusionary awareness of religious differences quite early. How can this be countered in the educational system?
The study points out that early socialisation, which takes place in the family, creates prejudices which are in conflict with the stated goals of educational policy.
The Article:
I am Hindu, you are Muslim
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