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Some of the other answerers are correct; it's:

TV does have an effect on children

and

Television negatively affects children.

In general, it's true that the noun is "effect" and the verb is "affect". However, you may come across "effect" as a verb, and this can be confusing, but it is a different verb than "affect". To "affect" means to change or alter in some way. To "effect" means to bring about.

So here are the verb uses:

We have to put in some hard work to effect these changes (to bring about these changes to the system).

The outcome will be affected (changed, altered or determined) by how hard we work at it.

Television has an effect on children, and television negatively affects children.

Effect is the noun, affect the verb. So TV affects children and has an effect on them.

Something bad had an effect on you very recently, and that affect will remain with you for a long, long time. At least two days.

Sorry, I just wanted to put it in a way that'll make you remember it.

When one factor has an "effect" on something else, "AFFECT" is the verb and "EFFECT" is the noun form: (1) She does not "AFFECT" me. [meaning: She does not "influence" me. VERB] (2) She has no "EFFECT" on me. [meaning: She does not have any "influence" on me. NOUN] "The electronics have averaging in hardware to reduce the [effects] of vibration." The right word should be "EFFECTS" since this is a NOUN. (it has the article "the" in front of it). * If you said 'The vibrations "AFFECT" the electronics.' "AFFECT" would be correct since this is a VERB. Note: The only time "effect" is used as a verb is when it is used to mean "enact" -- such as "the board effected a new policy." This is a more technical usage and not very common. Most people normally use "affect/effect" to mean having an "influence" on someone or something.

Affect is a verb

Effect is a noun

Effect = to bring about or accomplish

Affect = to influence

AFFECT

I think it's the second one on the first set and the first one on the second set