Negative Effects Of T.V. On Kids

The Negative Effects of TV on children

The TALK will cover the following using real life examples, commercials, and using question and answers to the audience. 

The NOTE:

ü  ‘I wake up at night sometimes, very afraid,’ a 9 year old girl tells me, ‘thinking that terrorists may come.’

ü  A four year old child pays with another saying, ‘I’ll kill you ok? And you must die’.  

ü  Another watches Big Boss and speaks nastily to his own mother, in the same tone and voice as one of the contestants.  

The TV usually sits in the middle of our living rooms. And we don’t realize how important a part it plays in our lives. Especially its influence on children, in the acquiring of social skills, behavior and values.

And though, it can be educative and entertaining, and of course, influence positive development in children, it can also have adverse effects o them.

Of course, how much impact TV has on children depends on many factors: how much they watch, their age and personality, whether they watch alone or with adults, and whether their parents talk with them about what they see on TV.

To minimize the potential negative effects of television, it's important to understand what the impact of television can be on children.

The few effects that will be elaborated on are:

      Violence

      Risky behavior

      Obesity

There is enough reason to begin to teach our children good TV habits.

The talk will also cover

Teaching Good TV Habits

Some practical ways to make TV-viewing more productive in your home:

      Including monitoring content. Limited number of watching hours.

      Setting up other activities for children….etc.

For Registrations contact: 9819036502, 9820828261

Workshop On Dealing With Child's Fears

Title: Mommy why do people die? - How to deal with the ‘terrible things’ kids are afraid of.

There was a time when you only had to explain away the monsters under the bed by looking underneath and telling your child that there isn’t anything there.

But how do you explain terrorists?  Two people fighting on the road? war?  death?

We live in a world where children are exposed to more and more things that go against their innocent nature. That baffle, shock and scare them.

How do we help them stay children, protect their innocence and yet help them face the world of today.

This talk will deal with the questions of terrorism, abuse, family fights, anger,  war, death. ..

Some things are difficult to explain to kids.. and in this talk we try to help you findrational ways to explain and soothe them.  

For Registrations contact: 9819036502, 9820828261

Workshop On Protecting Kids In Todays World

Title: Protecting our children in today’s world.

As parents we all want our children to be safe, lead happy lives.  

We live in a society where all kinds of people exist together. And it becomes all the more crucial to protect our children.  

 The talk will make parents aware of child sexual abuse, why it happens, when, and where.

The talk will cover:

      The high statistics of child sexual abuse

      Why the numbers are so high – the reasons – that most importantly, include LACK of  Awareness. (making people believe it does not exist, and allowing the     perpetrator to get away with it.)

      The definition of CSA (according to the UN Human Rights Commission)

      How does it happen – the psychological process

      How does the child know- Safe and Unsafe touch

      The Confusion the child faces

      The Immediate repercussions/ effects  -shock, guilt, confusion, anger, shame

      Long term effects – Inability to trust, domestic violence, Trouble in sustaining relationships, aggression

      Early visible detectors  

      Why children don’t tell

      Why they tell

      What to do when they tell – Steps to take

The talk, and most importantly, the awareness it brings, will help us keep our children safe, and allow them to lead the innocent, happy and full lives children are supposed to live.

The talk will be given by Joan Pinto.  Counsellor and volunteer at Arpan. She has given talks on the issue of Child Sexual Abuse at various schools and NGO's in Mumbai.

For Registrations contact: 9819036502, 9820828261

Creative Writing Workshop For Kids

CREATIVE WRITING COURSE FOR KIDS at OPEN WINDOW LEARNING CENTRE 

The Creative Writing Course is meant to develop observation and imagination, to encourage a child to think differently, to express herself easily and creatively, to channel her thoughts. 

The course is not about grammar and spelling, but ideas and expression.   

The course will involve, use interactive exercises to stimulate the creative being in them.  

The Course is meant for almost any child. For the shy child who can’t express herself/himself.

For the energetic child to channel her/ his energy. Kids who don’t know anything about writing. For those enjoy writing. For those who want to learn something different.  

Age group – Children between 9 to 12 years of age

About the Trainer

Joan Pinto is a Freelance Writer (Journalism and Advertising).

She is also a Certified Counsellor and Trainer on Gender Issues.

As a writer, she has published in India Today Travel Plus, Times of India, Femina, Prevention magazine, Outlook Traveller Beach Guides, Gulf News.

Her essays have appeared in The CS Monitor, Boston, Haiku, in the Salon supplement of DNA.

 Her Fiction work includes First Proof 3, An Anthology of New Writing, and 'How Rifka Made Things Right' in Favourite Stories for Girls (Puffin Publishing).

For Registrations contact: 9819036502, 9820828261

Calligraphy Workshop For Kids

Open Window Library and Learning Centre offers workshops on the ancient creative art of ‘CALLIGRAPHY’...

6 session workshop on the Basics of Calligraphy & 5 session workshop on Advanced Calligraphy

Age group: Children above 8 yrs and above

For Registrations contact: 9819036502, 9820828261

Corporate Offering...

OPEN WINDOW: EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN FROM 2 TO 14 YEARS OF AGE

We, at Open Window are here to partner with you in bringing a smile and much more to both your employees as well as your organization - right at your door step

Work Life Balance is a challenge for the organisation as well as the employee - Open Windows will partner with the organisation as well as the employee to realise this.  Open Window will partner in enhancing the Quality of Life of the employee related to their children by providing educational materials at their workplace.

In today’s fast paced world, one grapples for time to do the small and precious things in life, like spending time teaching one’s children, providing them the right books and games and enhancing various aspects of his/her intelligence.

We offer a Mobile library service that will come right up to your workplace and deliver educational material (in the form of toys, board games, DVDs, books) that have been custom selected for your employee's child by our team of professional counsellors.

We believe this will save your employees a lot of time and energy, and also give them the satisfaction and confidence of giving the best to the child. We are sure this will go a long way in bringing smiles all around and building a trusted bond between your organization and your employees.

ABOUT US...

Open Window was started in 2010 as a Toy Rental Library and Multiple Intelligence based Learning Centre. Our belief is that each child is unique and has his/her own way of understanding the world... We help children want to learn for the joy of learning and not because they have to.

 Through our Learning Centre we conduct a gamut of workshops on academics, art, craft and life skills not just for children but for parents and teachers as well.

Our library is based on the theory of Multiple Intelligence which essentially states that different children have different learning styles. Our products are classified into 8 categories based on these styles. We intend to understand each child and hence our team of professional counsellors will assess the child and decide what best suits his learning needs. Continuous support will be offered over telephone conversations or emails to discuss the child’s progress.

Our team consists of well qualified professionals and counsellors with years of experience in education and child psychology.

We are also in the process of tying up with schools to set up educational programs for students and teachers. We are now extending our facilities to corporate clients/working parents who we believe will appreciate the benefits of professionally handpicked educational resources for their children delivered right at their work place.

  HOW WILL IT WORK????

 To start with, we could come over and hold an open evening for your employees where we can introduce ourselves, and distribute pamphlets and explain what we have to offer them and their children. We will also recommend appropriate plans based on individual needs.

1.  The employee registers with us and decides which of the plans he/she wants to avail.
2. We will understand where the child’s interests lie, what they like, what they don’t and will assist in choosing the toys, books, DVDs the child will enjoy playing/reading/watching.
3. Once a week the mobile van will collect the toys being returned and issue the fresh toys selected

LET’S TALK....

There are a lot of wonderful things we could do together for the people in your organization to enable them to be happy parents and happier employees.

We can come over and meet you and start a conversation, we are sure we’ll open a window of possibilities!

Please feel free to contact us for more details.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Wishes,
Team Open Window
www.openwindowlearning.com
09820828261/ 09819036502

Upcoming Workshops....

Origami Workshops : Enjoy the art of using only paper to create....

 

The ancient Japanese art of paper folding - Origami, is coming to life again.

Origami is not only fun to make, but also helps spark your child's creativity. The action of making a simple and eventually complex structures which will help calm your child down, and help them become patient... it also develops their eye - hand coordination, and helps them concentrate better and for longer time.

Open Window Presents Origami - the Japanese art of paper folding, conducted by a renowned Origami practitioner, who will take your children into a wondrous world, where they will learn and create new sculptures using only paper and spark the creativity within them.

Venue: The workshop will be held at various locations besides Open Window Library

About the trainer:

Mr. Manilal and Mr Kamlesh are Origami enthusiast, who have been conducting classes and creating works of art for many years now, may it be school, or his backyard he is always practicing and teaching this ancient art.

Pre Registration required for participation in the workshops: Please call us at 09819036502 for more details and registerations

For more information on Open Window Learning Centre, visit www.openwindowlearning.com

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