Television and our Children

How much does TV influence our children? Is it an evil force that undermines family values? Does it promote indiscretion and total disregard of ethics? Many people tend to enjoy relaxing after a rigorous day by observing the television. Sports, movies and documentaries provide a temporary escape from reality. However while adults are usually able to distinguish between fact and fiction the greater number of young children is not. With the slackening of censorship, parents …

…the Advancement of Science. Their study found the more aggressive children tended to be in homes where the parents paid little attention to what programs were being viewed, an were frequently from families that did little else besides watch television. The Singers found that action programs, as expected, produced the most marked effects, but said they were surprised to find that "frenetic situation comedies and game shows also tended to be associated with aggressive behavior."