EFFECT OF CARTOON ON CHILDHOOD At present, there are various programs cartoons display at the television.

Cartoons are entertaining program, especially for children. Watching cartoons have advantages and drawbacks. The benefit by watching cartoons are children can learn languages, especially English. For example Dibo the gift dragon cartoon. This cartoon create for children education. There also have the cartoon that teach how to count. For example the program Mickey Mouse Club House. Other cartoon program for education is Word World where the character teach how to pronounce correctly. Most important by watch cartoons of knowledge, children can acquire more knowledge. Some cartoons also teach children to behave politely. By watching cartoons children can learn all kinds of things. For example, learn how to speak politely, how to make friends, how to manage themselves or how to do something. Watching cartoons also the way a child to learn many new things that can not be do by the parents. Charming and lovely pictures can help children to remember what they watch. However, there are bad effects when children watch cartoons without parental control. Child is faster to learn the new things either hear or see. For example the pay-tv broadcasts, there are many cartoons broadcast that we can subscribe to the child in order to entertain them but, do us monitor what they watch? Now a cartoon can be translated in various languages for example, from English (BI) to Malay (BM), or English to Chines. When in English language, it looks normal speech, but when translated to another language, for example in Malay it hears so gross. For example, "Stupid dog. Language is not only gross, but does not polite to be heard. Children is a faster learner, each language that heard by the children will use the day. As a result parents will be ashamed when our children using abusive language and disrespectful. Although the cartoons to teach various languages, if the child does not practice a two-way communication, children could not apply the language. This happens when

parents do not communicate with their child and the child is watching cartoons all day. As a result the child will have communication problems. At present, parents are very busy with work either office work or duties at home. Children are only watching a cartoon; as a result the relationship between parents with children will become estranged. Busy parents are the factor causing parents to let their children watch their favorite cartoons. The children are really like to watch cartoons with tough action especially boys. In turn, it will cause children be influenced by bad values. Some cartoon characters are essentially violence character. Character of the act will have a more negative impact on children. This is because they will imitate a bad act and impolite. As parents we should monitor the programs viewed by our children. Not offenses to children watching cartoons but, select the appropriate cartoons. It is benefit for our children and it need cooperation among the parents. The present generation many aspects need to be monitored, so we need to pay attention since they were kids. Do not wait for the kids are teenagers and adults. That time it was too late.