I think that television should be blamed for having harmful effects on children. It is the parent?s job to supervise their children while they are watching television. Television programs that have sexual contents, cursing, and violence may influence children negatively and sometimes cause them to behave badly. In this new day and age, children cannot sit down to watch some of the cartoons because it has so much explicit contents. Children should be exposed to positive programs that explain what is going on in the world because that teaches and installs knowledge into them. Parents should make sure their children realize what is right and wrong. They should not be exposed to things that create evil thoughts in their minds. Parents have a responsibility to teach their children what is reality and fantasy. Many crimes, murders, and other bad things that are committed in this world are due to things that are seen on television.
Many parents do not realize the effect that many television programs have on children. If parents would monitor what their children are viewing on television than they would not have to see the negative programs that the media places on television. I have a son that is only five months and I know when he is older and able to understand television, I will make sure he watches only positive programs. We as his parents will make sure he understands what is going on in this world. We will instruct him in the right direction so he can grow up the way he should.
Protection or causing harm
It's nice that you are an anxious parent and love your child so much. But have you ever thought that you won't be able always to protect your kid? That he'll not always stand below your wing? By 'protecting' him from seeing all the evil and bad sides of life you'll just create an illusion of perfection of the world. And when the time, when you son will have to deal everything on his own, comes..he will be absolutely helpless. So television in a way has its positive effects as to the point that it's better to watch the artificial violence than to experience it unprotected on you own, and of course take notes. As to the maniacs, that have caused pain, inspired by tv programs, I suppose the fault is in their mental activity more than in the television.
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