Children and TV Violence
Imagine walking into a relative's house and their child comes charging at you claiming to be the yellow Power Ranger. You think nothing of it at first; he is just being a four-year-old. Now imagine he is charging at you carrying a plastic sword. In his eyes, you are the enemy and he is going to take you out with his almighty weapon. He swings the sword at you with all his might, and he hits you in the back of the legs. Ouch! Your sister-in-law apologizes to you, and turns to the child and scolds him. Your nephew is left standing there confused. He was only playing--imitating what he saw on "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". To him, the yellow Power Ranger was considered to be a hero for taking out the bad guy. It is this exposure to television violence that is having a negative influence on our children. On average, 98 percent of U.S. households have at least one television, and four hours per day is spent watching TV. (Facts and Figures) I am sure many people have or know someone who has more than one television set in their home. Many of us have a television in our living room and one in the bedroom also. As a child, the television in the living room was for my brothers, siste
Frank Lloyd Wright once said that television was chewing gum for the eyes. (Facts and Figures) Extensive viewing of TV violence causes greater aggressiveness in children. Many studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have indicated that children become desensitized to the horror of violence and eventually accept violence as a means of solving problems. They imitate what they are seeing on television and learn to identify with certain characters, victims, and/or victimizers. Violence on television often times does not show the end results, and the victimizers usually go unpunished. (Children and TV Violence) Television shows like "Cops" portray officers using violence as an avenue to detain perpetrators. As a child, I held police officers in high regard as the good guy. What is a child to think when they see authoritative figures using violence? r, and I to watch. My parents would leave us unsupervised and watch TV in their bedroom. Children between the ages of two and seven spend almost twenty hours per week watching TV unsupervised. (Facts and Figures) Ninety-one percent of children over the age of seven spend their television time without their parents. (Facts and Figures) This leaves children to be exposed to sexual content, violence, profanities, and other adult situations. Television violence is not the only source for violent behavior, but by setting limitations on the amount and quality of television programs children watch, parents have more control over one of the major contributors. (A
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