Jombang, E Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for East Java region noted that Indonesian kids commonly watch television for 30 to 35 hours in a week, said Muhammad Dawud, a spokesperson, here Tuesday.

"The watching hour number is more than their learning hours at school," Dawud said here Tuesday.

Therefore, he suggested about 350 parents to limit the hours of watching for kids.

"The problem is that watching television for two hours only has made the kids influenced psychologically," he said.

Moreover, by the longer time of watching television, the kids would be easier to be obsessed by the shows which exhibited the cradle of dream and glamorous life.

"Later on, as the time they grow, they will preoccupy to be materialistic and find rich spouse," he said.

Furthermore, he added, many of elementary aged children had known about love and having relationships.

"To be admitted or not, it is the result of watching love themed soap opera in the television. It doesn`t yet include about free lifestyle, bad language and such," he added.

Addressing to all the behaviors above, maximum effort from the parents to protect their children in watching television is the mostly needed solution.

"Limit the duration of watching television for kids, don`t be too much. Besides, choose the appropriate theme for their growth is also expected to reduce the addiction of children against the television show," he said.

However, all that aside, parents should support the children to play more since limit the watching hour was not an easy homework, he added.

"If it is impossible, turn off the television because it is better than you have to take more negative impact; even your children will protest you," said the man who had ever assisted street children.(*)

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