NO TV FOR SOPHIA

My desire not to let Sophia watch TV until she's seven grows stronger everyday. TV corrupts the mind. Aside from its unfiltered content that could teach my baby violence and malice at an early age, the constant and abrupt shifts of ideas in TV makes the mind loose its thinking unity. The TV juxtaposes too many unrelated ideas in a small period of time that can thereby damage the ability of children to make sense out of what they perceive. It is also proven that TV decreases our ability to concentrate. It makes us hyperactive, doing multiple things at the same time, not being content on a single activity--another effect of the ever-changing flashes of thought in TV. Furthermore, I want reading or any form of art to be Sophie's main source of leisure, not TV (Please).

But my mom is against this. She told me that I have to let Sophia watch TV. And she even went to say that when I was a child I loved watching TV and I grew up smart.

NOT. In truth, I had a hard time weaving ideas in college. Coherency was my weakness. A minute of reading makes me sleep. I was only good at math because it doesn't require too much mulling and attention. You get your results fast. But I was taking up Humanities. So obviously, absolutely everything requires time and attention to details. I only survived because I practiced and practiced. I don't remember the last time I opened the TV when I entered college. I don't even know Paris Hilton until she was discussed as the most popular Hollywood hedonist in one of my Philo subjects.

So, what do I do now? I don't want to disobey my mom, as that will really upset her. But at the same time, I want the best for Sophie.

Well, I should just probably let Sophie watch full-length films. No brain damaging pop-out commercials. Plus I get to filter the content of these films. (This will also save me money because Sophia will not be a consumerist baby, those whose first words are "buy me that barbie I saw on TV")

When she gets to the age of reason, she could argue about what she like. She could watch TV if she wants to, but I'll still be beside her to guide her. We'll discuss what she watched after even. But before that, I am the boss. (hehe)

PS:

Saw this article about the effect of computer and surfing to the human brain. It inspired me to write this article. (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google)