Does Television Shows Influence Children?
Does television shows really influence the mind of children? Why warnings such as ‘parental guidance is concerned’ or ‘rated-18’? As for my own opinion, yes, I do think that television shows could influence the innocent minds of children. They don’t have the ability to distinguish what is right from wrong. All they think is play and have fun.
Watching certain shows that have themes such as violence, these children sometimes think it’s cool on what these characters do and try to imitate it in the real world. For instance, I do have this cousin who loves to watch wrestling, and other shows containing violence (influenced by his father). At such a young age, I’m surprised hearing words such as F*CK YOU. You can’t blame the kid, he doesn’t know its wrong, all he knows is it’s just and expression.
Even adults sometimes are influenced by this shows, so definitely, children can be influenced by the things they watch. So I’m quite worried on how cartoons turn out today. A lot of these cartoons, which are originally intended for children, explicitly show violence and sexual theme. These warning by regulatory board won’t be enough, there must be a guardian overlooking on what the children are watching. Its our job to look after their innocent minds.
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