News:
March 12, 2019
Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim, Ohene Assifo Derek Bekoe has urged parents not to allow their wards excessive access to Television at the expense of learning.
According to the Upper West Akim lawmaker excessive television viewing is becoming detrimental to most kids who stay long hours watching television.
He made this remakes when school kids from Amasaman basic school visited Parliament on Friday last week but their MP was not around and he had to step in to address the students.
“I am not saying children cannot watch television, but the issue is the excessive watching, if we allow our children to stay longer than the average time, it affects the time they sleep, study at the expense of reading their books”.
Mr. Ohene Assifo Derek Bekoe noted that, at their age in primary school and nursery, KGs why should they stay as late as 8:00pm, adding that time they should be done with what they are supposed to do and have taken their bath and sleep.
“Our private schools start picking up the kids as early as 6:30am, because their buses have to travel a long distance picking up other kids. If you have kids who had to be up by 5:00am why should they be up as late as 10:00pm”.
Again, this is not helping children’s brain to relax and give them sharp memories, and called for the encouragement of parents.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com