Television Violence

Social Conditioning and Television Affecting the Minds of the Next Generation
Many are concerned with what�s on TV these days and if you are a parent you are indeed one of them. We do not want our kids watching junk on the television and we especially would prefer them not to watch extreme violence or a lot of sexual episodes at young ages. Now others argue that if we take out all the sex and violence on TV for the kids then we will be brainwashing these kids with wonderful, peaceful and loving TV shows, which teach them o Read More...
Using Television Carefully
TELEVISION acts as "the main storyteller, baby-sitter and molder of public opinion," notes Not in the Public Interest-Local TV News in America, a report compiled by a media-watch group in the United States. "TV is all around us . . . Like secondhand smoke, it's in the air." And just as inhaling secondhand smoke is harmful, so absorbing hours and hours of TV programs indiscriminately selected has a damaging effect-especially on children. Speaking Read More...
Why People Love Crime Series
It seems that all television offers today is reality TV and crime series, but what is the reason for this? Both are extremely popular and have an incredibly large fan base, but what is the real appeal of these sorts of shows? When it comes to crime series in particular, there are a few different reasons believed to explain their overall popularity. Why We Love Them Crime series such as Crime Story and Wiseguy have reached heights of incredible Read More...

How Television and Movies Present Violence That Impacts our Children - A Moms Message
Television Watching - A Thief Of Family Time?
Children and Television - When They Dont Mix

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