All children love cartoons, but not all cartoons have a beneficial effect on the child's psyche.

The benefits of animation
It is difficult to list all the advantages and possibilities of good animation.

Cartoon characters demonstrate to children ways of interacting with the outside world, literate speech, and give initial ideas about values ​​and morality. Moreover, the most important educational tasks are included in the plot unnoticed, and new knowledge is "delivered" in small portions, unobtrusively and playfully.

With the help of correctly selected cartoons, you can teach the rules of behavior, communication, interaction, expand and deepen knowledge and even correct behavior. Cartoons introduce children to the world of science and art, help them travel the world, learn languages, master self-service skills, and introduce professions. But ... only high-quality cartoons have educational and upbringing potential.

Animation of the Soviet era may not have been very dynamic, but it was comfortable for the child's psyche, introduced them to the world around them, taught them about friendship, love and everything beautiful. In addition, television broadcast cartoons not 24 hours a day, but for several minutes (up to half an hour), which did not put a serious strain on children's eyes.

Modern animation is on a grand scale - many cartoons are released, including developmental and educational ones, made brightly and qualitatively. Many animated films have useful educational potential.

Harm of cartoons
Cartoons can negatively affect the development of children, especially at an early age. They sometimes contain adult scenes: violence, rudeness, aggression, fights, death, racing, gambling. Some are distinguished by a low level of speech culture, in some - the behavior and speech of the characters are distinguished by emotional poverty. Children who spend a lot of time in front of screens are already deprived of live communication, and if it is replaced by low-quality content, then the impact on speech and emotional development will be negative.

Here are some possible consequences: aggression, lack of compassion, selfishness, children can learn dangerous behavior patterns by watching cartoon characters who commit risky acts.

For children, the main character is positive, so his behavior is perceived as correct.

It is important to control the time children spend in front of the screen and choose cartoons with a positive impact on the child's development.

How to make animation safe
Organize a joint viewing of the cartoon. This way, you can control the plot of the story, the duration of viewing and answer questions that interest the child. And if something in the plot seems dangerous, you can always find an excuse to end the session.

According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), at preschool age (from 3 to 7 years old), children are recommended to spend up to 30 minutes a day on cartoons. In junior preschool (7 to 10 years old) - 30-50 minutes.

From 11 to 18 years old, 1-3 hours a day are acceptable.

Animation is a wonderful invention of the last century. However, whether a cartoon will become your child's friend or enemy depends on you, parents.