Television Violence and Its Effect on Children
The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment
that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from
three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is
also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure, one
might pose the question, "How can seeing so much violence on television and
video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child's behavior?"
Obviously these media have a big influence on childrens' behavior: we can see it
in the way they attempt to emulate their favorite rock stars by dressing in a
similar style and the way children play games, imitating their favorite cartoon
personalities or super heroes. Studies have shown that extensive television
viewing may be associated with, aggressive behavior, poor academic performance,
precocious sexuality, obesity, and the use of drugs or alcohol (Deitz).
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No Video GamesTelevision, video games, and music are very influential and if there is too much
violence available for children to watch, play, or listen to, this can sway
their attitudes in a negative direction.
Television is especially influencial on the children today. The hard
truth is that children spend an average of 28 hours a week in front of the
television (Neilson 1993). This is almost two times the amount of time that
some children are in school. At this very impressionable age it is no wonder
that the images that kids see sometimes has a profound impact on their behavior.
Fifty-five percent of children watch television with a friend or alone. (TV-Free
America). Too often parents assume that their children are responsible enough to
choose suitable programming. But the sad fact is that even some shows deemed as
"children's television" are violent.