Television_Has_Kids_Mesmerized

Television Has Kids Mesmerized Technology is a great accessory that millions of people use regularly in everyday life. Television could be the most-used technological commodity of all. Millions of people now have at least one television in their home. Although television seems like a great thing to have, it has its drawbacks. Television can negatively effect people, particularly kids. Numerous studies and surveys have proven just how much television can be a bad influence on our youth. Many kids become violent, have severe psychological effects, and become very unhealthy. Once thought as a great invention, television has become a major problem. Violence is a major part of today’s television shows and movies that are targeted towards our youth. Violence is increasing regularly in the television shows kids are watching: “ Fifty-seven percent of television programs contain psychologically harmful violence” (Kaufman 1). Through heavy television watching, children can encounter many violent shows that are not suited for them. This can affect a child in many ways. Author John Leo explains that “Children who are heavy viewers of television are more aggressive” Pena 2 (Leo 29). Children, especially young, are not ready to distinguish right from wrong. When their favorite action hero is beating up a television, children, kids, shows, watching, violence, people, tv, minorities, person, major, affect, young, world, pena, one, oct, minority, life, healthy, great, child, become, affects, youth, white, while, ways, very, unhealthy, time, roles, problem, poniewozik, obesity