Children_and_TV_Violence

Children and TV Violence Television Violence and Children 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 children, violence, television, tv, parents, child, figures, watch, power, one, max, facts, davis, age, behavior, watching, spend, real-life, rangers, playing, out, morphin, mighty, hours, eyes, end, being, almost, aidman, adult, younger, yellow, white, viewing, victimizers, using, unsupervised, under, two, turn, time, think, taking, take, sword, someone, shows, seven, set, said