by Abigail Abanilla

Created on: November 16, 2009   Last Updated: November 17, 2009

As a parent, of course it is always good to have parental control over your TV. Media is one of the easiest ways a child gets involved with many unwanted events. But I'm not speaking for myself, for I am not a parent.

As a child, I find it better to have my parents control the TV, as they have already seen the things that can lead me to something bad. To many of us, it might sound like a child has no freedom. But, it's totally the opposite. Parents choosing the right things for you to watch only gives you the freedom to see the things you need to and not the unnecessary things you don't need to see. This freedom causes confusion to many families. Whether or not we children like it, it's our parents' rights to protect us from what they know is harmful for us.

Media easily captures young minds. So it is, by far, the most dangerous zone inside our home. It dwells in the minds of the children, causing them to make decisions that may be horrible for their lives or could also be good. But I believe no parent, or maybe not that many, would take that risk.

This is actually the main reason why parents are called 'parents'. And also the reason why there has to be a guardian if there was no parent. Children and young people often act like what they see on TV. That's why there are parents to guide them make decisions, starting from even the smallest part of life.

Even adults get unwanted behaviors just because of watching some events on the TV, how much more would a kid do? A kid's mind and heart always follows what their eyes take them. Sometimes it's fascinating, but most of the time it's dangerous.

A lot of parents might think the otherwise, though. Their reasons, for me, are still uncertain. Most of them think that we must help a child build up his confidence by letting him make decisions on his own. Which is technically correct. A child needs to learn things on his own, for him to know better when he's old enough.

But there is always a time for everything. That's why the government has set the right age for responsibilities. While we still have the time, we should let the parents do their job and in the end, we'll have more things learned than wasted.

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