Parents, TV Is Not A Babysitter

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oi-Priya Devi

By Priya Devi

Monday, March 22, 2010, 16:35

Parents these days are using TV as a babysitter for kids, says the British broadcaster Floella Benjamin.

Benjamin slams the parents for using 'television as a babysitter' as it will damage the minds of the children.

The Play School presenter blames the parents for letting children watch too many 'appalling' imported shows. She pleads the parents to control them for the children's sake.

The parents can realize how imported the television shows are dumbing down the children, if they sit down and observe what the children are actually watching.

"Some responsible parents will talk to their children but millions of kids won't be supervised as parents are working and many parents don't care. The television is used as a babysitter and the children are watching appalling programs that do not reflect their lives," says Benjamin.