Family & ParentingAgree / DisagreeBeginnerHigh Frequency

Children's Television Viewing and Activity

Prompt

Nowadays children watch much more television than they did in the past and spend less time being active or creative. What is the reason for this? What measures should be taken to encourage children to be more active?

#screen time#child development#physical activity#creativity#technology impact

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 identifies TV as the culprit and proposes simple solutions; Band 9 identifies systemic causes (urban design limiting outdoor play, parents working long hours, cost of sports) and argues that reducing screen time requires addressing root causes, not just willpower.

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Key concepts in this essay

childhood development milestones
environmental factors enabling activity
opportunity costs of screen time
digital literacy and educational content

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Blaming television/technology without examining underlying reasons (lack of safe play spaces, parental work hours, cost of activities)
Proposing solutions (ban TV, more sports) without feasibility in different economic contexts
Not acknowledging that some screen use is educational and can enable learning for low-income children

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