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Recent national television violence research report that needs to monitor numerous violent incidents:

Many studies report that seeing violence in movies and television tends to make children more aggressive. For example, pre-school children watching Batman and Superman's manga reported that they are physically active and aggressive research than Rogers' neighbors and children watching other non-violent projects It has been.

n Violent manga. Children under 7 may imitate cartoon violence as they might not be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

The effect may last long. I am watching lots of violent television because even a grown-up person may affect children's thoughts and behaviors.

For example, a child wishing to see a violent television program at age 8 is more likely to become active at the age of 18, and adults are more likely to be convicted of violent crimes such as child abuse and murder The results of the investigation are reported.

Looking at violence to see violent movies and television programs that affect attitudes can also affect children's attitude towards violence and the surrounding world. This study reported two ways to observe violence that could lead to an unhealthy attitude.

n Desensitization. Children watching numerous violent television programs may not be sensitive to violence in the real world. If children are not shocked by violence or its effects, children may want to accept levels of violence and even violence in society.

n Average World Syndrome. Children watching many violent television programs may think the world is a mean and dangerous place. This often makes them afraid of the world around them.

Even if you see that violent punishment is not sound many times, it is depicted that film and TV violence has no effect.

When a child sees violence without regret, criticism or punishment, they will think that it is okay to do bad things - no result. However, this is not the case in the real world.

What can you do as a parent, you can take a simple step to prevent movie or television violence from affecting your child's attitude and behavior

Discuss the programs the children see. Even if a child sees a program you do not agree on, discuss it. Discuss what happens in the program and how it is compared with your value. Let's talk about what happens if a child becomes violent just like a movie or a TV show.

If you have children in the house, you can do this. Suppose a child asks you to eat ice cream at dinner. If you are a responsible parent, you will answer your child. You can say that, but you can say no. Ice cream is not a healthy and balanced diet for children. Because you love your child, you can give ice cream dessert to him. God is answered with satisfactory answers to all prayers. He loves us and hopes that he is the best for us. His will is beautiful, pleasant and perfect (Romans 12: 2). If you want something that is perfect for you, we have to grow in our prayer life until our prayers concentrate on pleasing him instead of myself.

You are the first and most important teacher of your child. You may be thinking for a long time about the values ​​about having you educate your child and want to spend as much time as possible for your child. But, who else is teaching your child? For most children, this is a television. How much care your child is on TV and what did your child learn? According to a nationwide survey, children spend an average of three to four hours a day looking at television. In addition, they will watch video tapes, play video and computer games, and go online. The children are in front of the screen for an average of 6 hours daily. According to a recent survey, one-third of children aged 2 to 7 and two-thirds of children 8 to 18 years old have TV in their bedrooms. When children enter kindergarten, they watch an average of 4,000 hours of television programs, but spend more time before going to school.