Does violent media cause kids to behave more violently? Violent media is everywhere, in video games, movies, TV shows and many more places. Violent media does not make a kid behave violently.
Kids should know the difference between violence in real life and violence that's on TV for entertainment. “At the age of 3 and 4, most children understand the difference between reality and fantasy. They enjoy creating pretend situations for themselves, their friend, and their family (Fantasy).” Someone might argue that not all kids know the difference between real and fake. However “there are many opportunities to reinforce the difference between what’s real and what isn’t (Fantasy).” While watching TV or movies you can tell your kid that the actors are real people, and encourage them to pretend with you: “You want to pretend to be a chef!” …show more content…
Depending on the people that the child grew up around, friend or not, society is a big reason for certain actions (Premier).When kids are growing up and learning how to act, the people around them are who they are going to copy. Some might say that not all kids realize that people behave differently on TV, for entertainment. But studies show that kids who play up to an hour of violent games are actually less violent than kids who don't play any at all(Villines).
Parents should let their kids know that violence on TV is fake. Even if a kid doesn't know that people act different on TV, or on video games, their parent should take the time to let them know that it is fiction. The parent could point out that the people on TV are actors. Some people might say that a kid might see something on the media and think it will have the same outcome in real life; this might be true, however, if the parents made it clear to the kid that TV and real life is the kid will know that is won’t have the same
Kids should know the difference between violence in real life and violence that's on TV for entertainment. “At the age of 3 and 4, most children understand the difference between reality and fantasy. They enjoy creating pretend situations for themselves, their friend, and their family (Fantasy).” Someone might argue that not all kids know the difference between real and fake. However “there are many opportunities to reinforce the difference between what’s real and what isn’t (Fantasy).” While watching TV or movies you can tell your kid that the actors are real people, and encourage them to pretend with you: “You want to pretend to be a chef!” …show more content…
Depending on the people that the child grew up around, friend or not, society is a big reason for certain actions (Premier).When kids are growing up and learning how to act, the people around them are who they are going to copy. Some might say that not all kids realize that people behave differently on TV, for entertainment. But studies show that kids who play up to an hour of violent games are actually less violent than kids who don't play any at all(Villines).
Parents should let their kids know that violence on TV is fake. Even if a kid doesn't know that people act different on TV, or on video games, their parent should take the time to let them know that it is fiction. The parent could point out that the people on TV are actors. Some people might say that a kid might see something on the media and think it will have the same outcome in real life; this might be true, however, if the parents made it clear to the kid that TV and real life is the kid will know that is won’t have the same