The Impact that Violence on Television has on Children

The Impact Violence That Television Has on Children         Violence on television has a negative effect on the well being of children. These little lives are impacted in several significant ways. Children cannot distinguish between television and "the real world" and this makes them more susceptible to the violence they see on television. Defined in the Webster's dictionary as physical force employed so as to violate, damage or abuse, violence comes in many forms and can …

…young untrained minds of children for any length of time make for a festering ground for potentially devastating consequences. Children are like sponges. They absorb what they observe; therefore if the shows they are exposed to are filled with violence, children tend to believe that this is the normal way of living and that violence is accepted by society. If not corrected at an early stage this acceptance of violence will follow them into adulthood.