THE IMPACT OF CARTOONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN OF EARLY AND PRESCHOOL AGE

Rad govori o utjecaju crtanih filmova na razvoj djece rane i predškolske dobi. Mediji sve više utječu na naša ponašanja i razmišljanja, a najviše utječu na djecu i mlade zbog toga što oni tek razvijaju svoj identitet i stavove. Djeca se već od rane dobi susreću s medijima, ponajviše s televizijom, konkretno s crtanim filmovima. Crtani filmovi mogu i pozitivno i negativno utjecati na tjelesni, kognitivni i socijalno-emocionalni razvoj djece. Primjerice, predugo sjedenje može dovesti do pretilosti, a prevelika izloženost ekranima do oštećenja vida. Nadalje, djeca uče i oponašaju sadržaje koje gledaju, pa tako crtani filmovi s nasilnim sadržajima mogu dovesti do nasilnog ponašanje kod djece ukoliko često gledaju takve crtane filmove, dok iz edukativnih sadržaja u crtićima mogu naučiti korisne stvari i lijepa ponašanja. Odgojitelj je taj koji, uz roditelje, ima glavnu ulogu u odabiranju pravoga sadržaja za djecu, a osim odabira sadržaja ističe se važnost poučavanja medijske pismenosti od najranije dobi.This paper is about the impact of cartoons on the development of children of early and preschool age. Media has an increasing impact on our behaviour and the way of thinking, but it mostly impacts children and young people because they are only starting to develop their identity and attitudes. From an early age, children are exposed to the media, especially television, specifically cartoons. Cartoons can have both positive and negative effect on physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of children. For example, sitting too long can lead to obesity, and excessive exposure to the screens can lead to visual impairment. Furthermore, children learn and imitate the content they watch, so cartoons with violent content can lead to violent behaviour in children if they often watch such cartoons, while from educational content in cartoons children can learn useful things and good behaviours. It is the educator who, along with the parents, has the main role in choosing the right content for children. In addition to content selection, the importance of teaching media literacy from an early age is highlighted