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This is an important book, one that should be read by every person that has to handle kids, whether they are a parent or a teacher. It lays out what most kids intuitively know and that is violence in toys, cartoons, or even games doesn’t make kids violence but it rather offers a healthy venting method for aggression and fear. Jones’s son incorporates Teletubbies and Power Rangers into one world, combining nurturing and violence. This book broadens the readers mind, informing worried adults that there is nothing wrong with violent games and fantasies but rather a learning experience for kids. He takes time to show how ridiculous studies are that tie violent media to actual violent children especially, since violence for children and violence

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