London: Impressions of SpongeBob with a faster motion and fantastic characters may be too much for the preschool child's brain to digest.
A new study says that watching the popular Nickelodeon cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants", can negatively affect the focus and the four-year-old child's memory. And it only takes less than 10 minutes from the time slot.
In a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics Edition 12 September, 60 children aged four years were randomly assigned to watch SpongeBob for nine minutes, or slow-moving cartoon PBS and educational value "Caillou" or assigned to draw than watch television for nine minutes.
Right after that, the kids take tests of mental function. Those who have watched SpongeBob measured worse than others.
"Executive function essentially measures your ability to stay on task, not distracted and to stay on task," said a pediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital, Dr. Dimitri Christakis.
This study shows, 70 percent of children who passed the drawing to solve problems with good grades, compared with 35 percent who watch "Caillou." Only 15 percent of the audience cartoon with quick movements that pass. This shows SpongeBob group scored significantly worse. Watching this cartoon half-hour could be more detrimental as written by the researcher.
Dr. Dimitri Christakis said, parents need to realize that the cartoons of this type may be unsuitable for young children. "The important message is taken in the house contents from being viewed is really important," said Christakis told CNN.
"Many, many parents have rules about the number of children's programs they watch but far fewer restrictions on what they watch".
In addition to sample a bit of research, another study limitation is that children are not tested before watching TV.
With these findings, Nickelodeon denied. They say cartoons geared for children aged 6 years to 11 years. "A total of 60 children who did not varied performances that are not part of the target (audience), watch the program for nine minutes methodology is questionable and unlikely as a valid basis for finding that parents can trust," said spokesman David Bittler Nickelodeon.
