Until February 20, the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) is organizing its television campaign to protect young children. His message, no screen for 3 years.
From February 18 to 20, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) is organizing its new annual television campaign to protect young children. During these three days, it mobilizes numerous television channels (1) to raise public awareness of the risks associated with the exposure of young children to television. Two TV spots are provided for this purpose.
On the website of the Council, Alexandra Mielle, head of the “public protection” department at the CSA, explains: “Before three years of age, the child is built by acting on the world: television risks confining him to the status of spectator at a time when he must learn to become actor in the world around him ”.
And she adds: “To develop his abilities, the child must actively use his five senses by relying in particular on the relationship with an adult who responds to his requests. In order to develop, he needs to see himself as being able to transform the world, which he does for example when he manipulates objects around him. Passive exposure to images displayed on a screen does not promote this type of interaction and, on the contrary, can slow down the development of the toddler ”.
Avoid developmental disorders
Indeed, television can promote, in young children, developmental disorders such as passivity, language delays, agitation, sleep disturbances, concentration disorders, and dependence on screens.
In addition, the key message of the campaign “no screen before age 3” is accompanied by the following advice: “before age 8, only children’s programs” and it is preferable to “limit screen time” for children and adolescents.
According to a recent survey, on average, 2-14 year olds spend 2 hours and 6 minutes per day in front of their TV sets, compared to 4 hours per month watching videos on the Internet, the study said. This result is, according to the study, lower than those observed in 2013, i.e. 9 minutes less and 3 minutes less than in 2009.
In France, 2-14 year olds spend an average of 2 hours a day in front of their screen.
(1) The spot is broadcast by the France Télévisions, TF1, Canal +, M6 groups and the NRJ12, Number 23 and ACCeS channels. Another sport is broadcast on France 24
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