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• Nada Zain 36
• Maryam Arshad 22
• Zohra Niazi 48
• Hina Qamar 26
• Maria Ehsan 05
Group Members
• Definitions of “Media” & “Child”
•Types of Media
•Positive effects
•Negative effects
•Steps to Maximize positive and minimize negative effects
•Parents rating on effects of media
Effects Of Media On Children
Child• A child is
most often defined as a young human being between birth and puberty; a boy or girl.
Biological Definition
• Biologically, a child is “anyone in the developmental stage of childhood, between infancy and adulthood”.
Here we consider a person child from “toddlers to age 12”
What Is Media?
In general, "media" refers to various means of communication. For example, television,
radio, and the newspaper are different types of media. The term can also be used as a collective noun for the press or news reporting agencies. In the computer world, "media" is also used as a collective noun,
but refers to different types of data storage options.
Study conducted by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Source: www.kkf.org
The Positive Effects
• EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM• MAKES A CHILD FEEL MORE CONFIDENTMAKES A CHILD FEEL MORE CONFIDENT
• BRAIN DEVELOPMENTBRAIN DEVELOPMENT• ENHANCE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITYENHANCE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY
• POSITIVE EFFECTS OF CARTOONPOSITIVE EFFECTS OF CARTOON• HELPS IMPROVE VOCABULARY AND LEARN NEW HELPS IMPROVE VOCABULARY AND LEARN NEW
LANGUAGES LANGUAGES• STATUS AND ROLESTATUS AND ROLE
• DEVELOP PARENT-CHILDREN RELATIONSHIPDEVELOP PARENT-CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP• EFFECT OF COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMESEFFECT OF COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES
• SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENTSOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT
Educational Programs
Makes a Child Feel More Makes a Child Feel More ConfidentConfident
Brain DevelopmentBrain Development
Enhance imagination and Enhance imagination and creativitycreativity
Positive effects of CartoonsPositive effects of Cartoons
• Sharing• Friendship• Cleaning up• Caring for
others• Doing the
right thing• Behaving
properly
Baby Looney Tunes
Oswald the Octopus
Caillou
Helps Improve Vocabulary andHelps Improve Vocabulary and Learn new languages Learn new languages
Status & RoleStatus & Role
Develop parent-children Develop parent-children relationshiprelationship
Effect of Computer & Video games
Effect of Computer & Video games
Effect of Computer & Video games
Source Of EntertainmentSource Of Entertainment
• ØØ Psychological effectPsychological effect• ØØ Unhelpful CartoonsUnhelpful Cartoons• ØØ AdvertisementAdvertisement• ØØ Impact of horror movies and cartoonsImpact of horror movies and cartoons• ØØ Impact of Media’s portrayal of personalitiesImpact of Media’s portrayal of personalities• ØØ Media Media exposeexpose every thing to children every thing to children• ØØ Movies Movies inspireinspire children to smoke,use of loose children to smoke,use of loose
language and behaviorlanguage and behavior• ØØ ObesityObesity• ØØ Poor Poor academicacademic performance performance• ØØ Media & Media & violenceviolence
The Negative Effects
Psychological Effect
Unhelpful CartoonsUnhelpful Cartoons
AdvertisementsAdvertisements
Horror Movies and Cartoons
Media’s Portrayal of Personalities
Smoking,use of loose language and Smoking,use of loose language and behaviorbehavior
ObesityObesity
Poor Academic Performance
Media And Violence
Media And Violence
These people can make a difference
• Parents
• Teachers
• Producers
• Government
Suggestions To Maximize Positive And Minimize Negative Effects
Parent Ratings on Effects of Media: 2006
0
10
20
30
40
50
Percentage of Parents having different Opinions About Media's Effect on their Chilren
Very Positive
SomewhatpositiveSomewhatNegativeVery Negative
Too young toSay
TOO MUCH…
Games Televisionor… can never be good
Conclusion
Any Questions ?