Television is first and foremost an educational medium. ... When was the last time you have watched TV? ... Children often behave differently after they've been watching violent programs on TV. In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100 preschool children were observed both before and after watching television; some watched cartoons that had a lot of aggressive and violent acts in them, and others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. ... Do you really think the news on today's television is always telling us the true things? ...

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As a young child I recall watching several programs that were educational and appealed to my youthfulness. As a pre-teen I remember watching such shows as "Saved by the Bell," "Home Improvement," and "The Simpsons." ... With the invention of television also came an explosion of pop-culture. ... It is said that the average person spends one-third of their life enveloped in watching TV. ... The average child entering first grade has spent nearly 5,000 hours watching television, and that same child by age eighteen will have spent more time watching television than attending school. ...

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On average, young children watch about 100,000 acts of violence before they are through with their schools. ... 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. ... 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. ... If the public records its protest through boycotting those companies and products / services whi...

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Academic achievement falling in children's work of children that watch ten or more hours of television per week, and studies prove that children that watch excessive television achieve lower on written expression, reading and mathematic achievement tests. The number of hours spent watching television has increased sharply and now the average American child spends more time watching television that they do at school. The average youth spends an average of nine hundred hours at school and fifteen hundred hours watching television in an average year. Children need to stop watching so much te...

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Children begin watching television at a vary early age, sometimes as early as six months, and are eager viewers by the time that they are two or three years old. ... I have grown up watching TV for as long as I can remember, like almost any one of us in this room. ... If children watch violence when there young there more likey to commit crimes when there adults. 6. ... The only cost is your time to watch what the program rating is before the program starts. ... There are no other soulutions except monitoring everything your child is watching and that is not possible....

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Television has played a major role in most family households. ... On the other hand, others despise of their children watching television. ... It is said that children spend between six and seven hours watching television each day. ... Children who tend to watch more of these violent television shows tend to be more aggressive and harmful to others. ... In conclusion, there are many factors to why children should or shouldn"t watch television. ...

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Now scientists have discovered that all the violence in television can in fact mold a young innocent person into becoming a monster right under our eyes, just by watching television. ... Children in the United States watch Television an average of 7 ¼ hours per day, 5,000 hours by the first grade and 19,000 hours by the end of High school . ... Studies conducted by scientists have found that the behavior of hostile kids in school were influenced by the shows they watched, especially if the youngsters were heavy watchers of violent programming. ... Even though aggression was found in children...

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It doesn't matter what channel you watch, there is invariably something violent. Many studies have been conducted by countless scientists, these studies illustrate that children exposed to an average amount of daily television (3-4 hours) become immune to the violent acts they are watching. ... Other studies have proven that children who watch violent programs become aggressive and withdrawn, while children who watch socially stimulating shows like Mr. ... One way is to pay attention to what the child is watching, and turn off the television when a violent program comes on accompanied w...

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Some television shows are not suitable for all audiences, but it is the parents" job to set guidelines about what they can and can not watch. Shows like "Southpark" are not suitable for young children, but kids believe that since it is a cartoon it is O.K. for them to watch. Until children are old enough to understand the difference between real and make-believe, they should be limited to certain shows they can watch. ... Violence is everywhere, not just on television. ... The television may have violent shows, but parents are responsible for making sure their children are only watching wh...

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Therefore, by watching violence on television, they copy this behavior and become more violent and aggressive in real life. Another risk of watching television violence is an increased chance of becoming desensitized to it (Rohan). ... Leonard Eron, a pioneer in the study of televisions effects on behavior, stated that adolescents and young adults are also affected by watching television violence (Kolata). ... This is no t a good sign because most teens and children, for that fact, watch more than one hour of television on an average day. ... Parental advisories and rating have been shown ...

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Most children watch 21-23 of television per week, and 3 to 5 violent acts per hour ("Media Violence (RE9526)" 1). ... Reading practice by children is being replaced by television watching. ... Violence on television affects children who watch it. ... Children that have lower intelligence in school watch more violent television or believe violent television copies real life (Smith 3). ... The majority of 3,000 researches performed say the children that watch television violence will show attitudes and behaviors that the television shows (Smith 2). ...

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One of the most time consuming activities is watching television. ... Children see violence everyday in their cartoons, but what about shows that they watch in which people star. ... After watching the show, a child may become bored because the reality of the television show is more interesting. ... In one documented case, a Californian boy that was seven years old watched a movie one night. ... Watching cartoons on television may not make him grow up to be a cold-blooded murderer, but the total impact of witnessing repeated acts of violence may slowly cause our society to become more and ...

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Many children end up watching television well before they've began school and even infants and toddlers watch up to 2 hours of TV a day1. ... Violence on television also hinders children's sleep. ... Such behavior can lead to an increase in the amount of teenage pregnancies if teens are consistently imitating what they watch on television. ... I also feel that what children watch on TV should be monitored. The AAP3 says "It may be tempting to put your infant or toddler in front of the television, especially to watch shows created for children but don't do it....

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Many people are concerned about the violence shown in television programs today. ... By July 1, 1999 fifty percent of new television were equipped and by the year 2000 all televisions must have been equipped with this device, therefore preventing the viewing of certain shows. ... The force of violence shown on television is still a concern for many people. ... After watching a violent film the watcher had a lower recall of the product then did watchers of non-violent films. ... The general results of studies on violent programs on television, for the most part, support the theories that w...

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The violence on TV is there to be watched or not to be watched, it is your personal choice to watch the violence displayed on TV shows and or movies. ... "Knowledge doesn't just come from school, newspapers, magazines, and books, it comes from television.... "Television inspired me to become what I am today, watching Criminal Minds, inspired me to become a FBI agent.... Finally, television is for us to watch so it is our choice at the end of the day if we want to watch it or not. ... "Learning from television can make amazing people or can corrupt them" Sukhman Gill....

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Television is a very influential tool and/or teacher parents must be aware of what their kids are watching and making sure the lessons that children learn are ones filled with positivity and moral teachings that will make certain each child's mental well-being is developed into doing what is right. On average, children watch about three to four hours of television per day or approximately 28 hours every week that is equivalent of having a part time job. ... Not only are children spending time watching television and movies, there has been an increase in the use of portable devices such a...

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Television is a huge thing in the USA, and has been since the early 19th century. ... Now a day's people, especially children, spend a lot of time watching television. ... Pursuing this further, studies show that people who have watched violent television growing up are more likely to be violent when they become adults, and sadly 60% of television programs contain violence. ... In conclusion, television violence has a huge negative impact worldwide. Everywhere people watch violent programming without even knowing that there could be negative consequences. ...

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"Many small children spend more time watching TV than doing any other activity except sleeping." Watching too much television is unhealthy for young people because of the violent adult programming, the influence on children to mimic the actions they see, and the harmful effects it has on a childs' ability to learn. ... They also begin to abandon healthy role models and replace them with the television characters they watch. ... The television was invented in order to inform and entertain. ... Although some television stations do provide educational programming, children are more prone ...

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Children, Television, and Violence TV violence may influence children more than most people are aware of. ... Television is all about ratings. ... That is the main reason why kids can be exposed to view acts of violence even while watching a comedy. ... Three out of five programs portray violence on television. Even some of the shows I watched as a child could also be considered violent. ...

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TV Violence and Children Children from the ages 6-11 spend more time watching television than they do in the classroom. ... If we truly thought that television had no impact on viewers, why would companies spend billion of dollars on television advertising? If commercials have an effect, then so do the shows that the children watch. ... These kids have learned about there environment from their parents, not by watching television. ... At this point, the parents' role must be to watch television with their children so they can help children understand that violence hu...

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Along with that, the number of children watching increased. ... In 1956 a study was conducted on one dozen 4 year olds who watched a "Woody the Woodpecker" cartoon that was full of violent images. Twelve other preschoolers watched " Little Red Hen", a peaceful cartoon. The children that watched the "Woody the Woodpecker" were more likely to hit one another, break toys, be disruptive and engage in destructive behavior during free time. ... Among the first was the Television Violence Act 1989. ...

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Protesters of television violence believe an increase in television sales also has a negative affect on adolescents viewing violent programming. ... A 1993 report by the American Psychological Association warned that the average American child is watching 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before leaving elementary school (Hepburn 244). ... Several people who reject television violence are certain that children may also be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others due to the violence seen on television. ... The V-Chip can be programmed to block out shows with hi...

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In another study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100 pre-school children were observed both before and after watching television, while some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. ... Parents have to take a more active role in their children's lives and letting them watch television unsupervised for long periods of time. ... Watch some with them. ... I think the studies about children who watch violence on television and become violent is outdated and should be updated and not relied upon...

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Television is more than just entertainment; we receive late breaking news, latest fashions, and society's trends from watching it. ... Also children spend more than 900 hours in a school year, but many will watch over 1000 hours of television in the same year. ... The cultivation theory says "heavy watching of television is seen as "cultivating" attitudes which are more consistent with the world of television programs than with the everyday world" (Chandler). Watching television may tend to induce a general mindset about violence in the world, very apart from any effects it might have in ...

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Children can not relate to what they see when they are so young, making the act of watching violent television extremely questionable. ... "Children ages 2 to 5 watch about 28 hours of television each week, or almost 4 hours per day." ... Children who watch a lot of television are less bothered by the violence they see on television than those children who watch only a little. ... Many times, children do not enjoy watching the programs they see on television, but they do not respond by turning the set off simply because it is there to be watched. ... Providing other activities for childre...

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