2006-10-02 01:43:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
No. It does allow them to play act at a very early age.
The most influence on behaviour comes from parents, peers and the legal system. It would be to easy to lay all of it at the doors of the parents, though they do have influence if they care to use it instead of letting little Jenny sit in front of TV all day. They could play with them, take them out for fun days, read them books, give them something better to base their play acting on......get the picture. Peer groups are more of an influence than parents in the teenage years so a good behaviour bases needs to be built, shown, adopted by the parents very early in the child's life.. When aggressive, illegal behaviour is shown the law and the application of it is the real deterrent.
We pussy foot to much with these kids, slap em and slap em hard, with fines, detention (imprisonment), hard labour and the death penalty. (he-he)
2006-10-02 02:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by Willi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I watched violence quite a lot when I was younger, and I'm fine (eye twitches randomly).
Really though, kid's tv is less violent than before. I watched a few cartoons recently, when my younger cousin came over. He had a transformers and a turtles dvd with him. (new series) I watched these cartoons, and most of the time, in battles, the opposing characters threatened eachother to submission ("I'm gonna turn you into scrap with my blaster" etc.) In the 80's/90's cartoons, the battle would be halfway through by this point, and would last longer. there is very little fighting involved in today's cartoons.
I personally think that violence influences children less than people think. If the kids were brought up with good teaching of morals and respect, then it really wouldn't matter what they watched on tv (within reason, of course).
2006-10-02 01:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the change in our countries values has influenced childrens as well as adults behavior to be more violent, and this as influenced tv to be more violent. (Punching someone in the jaw is a misdemeanor that maybe you wil need to pay a fine for. Think of the message that sends.)
TV follows the social trends...it doesn't set them. (And I absolutley do not believe violence in cartoons has had any effect on childrens behavior either way. No one is relating themselves to those charactors.) I loved Captain Caveman for years and never once thought to clobber anyone in the head with a club.
There was a time when fighting was "Taboo." If someone on your block had a fight, it was talked about all week. Now, if someone fights it gets talked about for all of 30 seconds because it has become such normal behavior. Therefore...kids fight for any little reason. My biggest fear about this is that if it took about ten years for physical fighting to become the norm. for young folks. How many years is it going to take for kids walking around with handguns and shooting at each other, to become normal. scary times we are in.
I always tell my kids that if someone puts their hands on you, or if you decide to put your hands on someone, you better make sure it is worth their friendship. You do not remain friends with people who put their hands on you. This is such an issue for me. These kids are beating on each other one minute, and playing together the next. Hitting is abuse, and no one deserves abuse, forgive yes, but forget never. I am not one for that philosophy that you force thekids that are fighting to play together. That teaches that fighting is okay!
2006-10-02 01:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it depends on the child. I don't think all children are influenced. For example I wasn't, most of what I watched was violent but I am one of the most non-violent people you will ever meet. By the way I am only 18 so its not that long ago that I was a child.
2006-10-02 09:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mariely A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately
2006-10-02 01:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Kristina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do and I don't. I guess it depends on how your children are raised or who raises them. A lot of things seen on television by children, they seem to think , "well they got away with it , so why can't I." They don't seem to realize that this is just a show to get your attention to watch it. Parents should always let their children know what happens on television is just for show. There will always be consequences for what you do on your own.
2006-10-02 03:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by Beth B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually yes. I think a lot of parents don't have time for their children anymore and they use television as a babysitter. And often, the parents' don't check on what they're children are watching. It's really quite sad.
2006-10-02 01:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-02 01:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Kids learn what they see... TV and real life. The more they see violence, the less sensitive they are to it and the more it seems acceptable.
2006-10-02 01:45:38 · answer #9 · answered by farahwonderland2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it does contribute along with other factors. Children do not discern the reality of violence and its repercussions.
2006-10-02 01:47:37 · answer #10 · answered by Royallady1947 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋