Thursday, March 12, 2009

Does violece on TV lead to kid violence?

Does violence on TV lead to kid violence?

The question is, does watching something violent cause aggression? It depends on what you think is aggressive behavior. For example, kids pretending to be power rangers and punching another kid during play is aggressive behavior, but it's not intentionally harmful, just accidental.

Ms.Urtaza the school counselor says “When kids watch too much violence they become used to seeing violence. So it becomes normal to behave aggressive and violent. She also said “That violence at home makes kids more violent than the violence on TV” because it teaches kids the wrong way of behaving. Ms.Urtaza’s solution to kid violence is for kids to learn when to walk away from a violent situation.

Studies have shown that kids watch at least 4 hours of TV a day, and Two of those hours are violence on TV. When kids watch violence on TV they idolize the violent behavior. The question is why does violence on TV lead to violence? Now the question is answered.

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