Several studies have been conducted by researchers, scientists and pediatricians to explore the relationship between aggressive behaviors displayed by children and violence on television. It is established that children tend to copy what they watch on television. Various studies have concluded that the children watching violence on television have a greater probability of exhibiting aggressive behavior towards others in real life. It has been noticed that in many of the cartoon shows, the victims of violence are caused no harm which becomes part of their beliefs i.e. Violence does not harm.

Television is one of the strongest audiovisual media and is a very forceful tool for mass education, and is most popular in children. It contributes to the e

arly growth and development of childhood behaviors. A report from NIMH – National Institute of Mental Health – confirms the immense influence of television on behavior. Base on the evidence from 2500 studies carried out in different nations (Methvin, January 1983), the research community has a consensus that “Violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior”(49). Having established that relationship, based on scientific researches, it is shameful for a dynamic society like ours to note that (Wurtzel & Lometti, Sept.-Oct. 1984) “despite slight variations over the past decade, the amount of violence on television has remained consistently at high levels” (23), and (Methvin, January 1983) “the Saturday morning ‘kid vid ghetto’ is the most violent time on T.V” (49). Children are unable to realize what they watch on Television is not real, is just a story which should not be copied in real life. These stories are make-believe. The characters in these stories are not a reality, they are simply playing roles.

However, we have not been able to form an effective pressure group to be able to exert public force on the advertising companies sponsoring violent programs. If the public records its protest through boycotting those companies and produ

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