Television violence is ruining children A child sitting in front of the television watches cartoons while his mother runs around the house doing various chores. The mother passes the room where the child is and watches television every time. The child is watching "Sesame Street". Then, a half hour later, "Mr. Rogers" comes on. The mother enters the room half an hour later and stops in horror at what is being shown on television. His young son is watching the same station as before, but now they are playing a different cartoon. It is not one of the educational and "cute" cartoons, but full of violence and destruction. It is increasingly common for parents to find children watching violent and unhealthy cartoons. Television is becoming more and more violent. Furthermore, the violence shown on television and the destruction depicted there have lasting negative effects on the children who watch it. Countless wars have been recorded, murders have been recorded, assaults of all kinds committed, and many violent acts too horrible to imagine. These violent acts are recorded centuries throughout the history of the earth. Violence has been around since the beginning of time and existed long before television was invented. However, just because it has been around for centuries doesn't mean it won't get worse or can't be slowed down. So why does violence still exist? Of course it is human nature to be violent, but a recent discovery has found that the media, especially television, has become a major cause of violence. However, it must be clarified that television is not the only cause of violence, but it is a cause that is becoming progressively more common as time passes. According to National Television V...... middle of paper .. .... the boy was only doing what he had seen him do on television and what he believed was appropriate behavior. The statistics revealing such events are too high. Children witness too many acts of violence on television and do not see the consequences. They do not understand that violence causes pain and even death to those on whom it is inflicted, and they do not understand that violence is a crime. Television violence affects children in a negative and lasting way and has become a threat to society and the future. References: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001 http://www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/media.htmThe Learning Network, 2000-2001 http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,3-2376,00 .htmlFacts about violence in the media and its effects on the American family, 1997 http://www.babybag.com/articles/amaviol .html