Media Effects And Effects Of Media Violence On Children
Violence is so prevalent in media that it can even be found in 39% of children’s programming (Erwin & Morton, 2008). This is a huge amount of exposure that seems to grow as technology advances through toys, television shows, videogames, and most other forms of entertainment. This exposure is everywhere and in some cases even marketed towards children. This is alarming because of how young children are witnessing these things and the fact that they are still developing can cause a distortion of reality and an acceptance of violence (Erwin & Morton, 2008). These are all the more reason for parents to monitor and approve the media a child is exposed to. Children cannot be expected to understand why violence is bad or why they should not watch something so that responsibility falls on the parents. This is made easier by most movies, games, and shows given age ratings. Aside from monitoring the media, in order to offset the effects of violence it is up to the parents to teach children peace approaches and not tolerating violent or aggressive behavior (Erwin & Morton,