THE INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IN OGWASHI-UKU, ANIOCHA SOUTH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE.
Abstract
This study examined the influence of television programs on children's development in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. The research design used in the study was survey. The simple random sampling was used because of the specific population under research and who are children and parents of Ogwashi-Uku. The questionnaire and which served as a means of data collection was distributed amongst the children of elicit response. The findings showed that the television was a powerful device in the lives of children. Enlightening them on how to interact with people and also a means where they cultivate violent attitude towards people. The findings conclusively proved that children loved watching TV I spent lots of their time viewing programs of their choice and also some TV programmes as encourage the children to be abusive to their elders. Based on the findings it was recommended that parents should monitor what their children watch on television by adopting the method of combined viewership whereby parents sometimes wash programs with their children. Keywords: television, development, viewership, children
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