fun to imitate. "Children do imitate the behavior of models such as those portrayed in television, movies, etc. They do so because the ideas that are shown to them on television are more attractive to the viewer than those the viewer can think up himself."(Langone,98). Children like the violence in television because it is able to be more exciting and enthralling than the violence that is normally viewed on the streets. Aggression is not the only issue involved. Statistics show that children who spend more time watching violent TV programming are rated more poorly by their teachers, rated more poorly by their peers, and have few problem solving skills.Another research among U.S. children discovered the differences between children who watch a lot of violent television and those who don't. The results were that the children who watched more violent television were more likely to agree that "it's okay to hit someone if you're mad at them for a good reason." These children may become less bothered by violence and see nothing wrong with it. The other group learned that problems can be solved passively, through discussion and authority (Cheyney 46). As you can see, television violence can disrupt a child's learning and thinking ability which will cause life long problems.Not only does television violence affect the child's youth, but it can also affect his or her adulthood. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the maturity process of the child. As the child matures into an adult, he can become confused, have asuperficial approach to adult problems, and even an unwillingness to become an adult (Carter 14). However, there are measures, that are often overlooked because of commercial purposes that should be be taken to prevent the children from ever being exposed to television violence. Education should start at home. We could simply solve the problem ourselves, with a ...
