Censorship is used in television by ratings such as General audience, Parental Guidance Suggested, PG-13 strongly advises guidance for children under age 13 and R requires accompaniment by an adult for children under age 17, or 18 in some states. The media today is filled with entertainment because without entertainment
In this essay I will be talking about how children are affected by television. Although many parents these days do not want their children to watch television, there are a lot of educational shows available today. Many parents may not want their children to watch modern television, and I would have to tell those parents that there are some shows out there these days that are very educational and they are aimed towards the young. Watching the educational cartoons can be very helpful for a child’s mind. There can be positive results emotionally, physically, and psychologically.
Since its invention over fifty years ago, television has been criticized by many as being bad for children’s brains. As television has advanced throughout the years, so have the fast paced, mindless shows designed for young children. In the article “Is SpongeBob SquarePants Bad for Children?” Roni Rabin discusses a research study that sought to prove that watching SpongeBob SquarePants has a negative effect on a child’s executive functioning system. The results of this small experimental study found that children who watched nine minutes of a fast paced cartoon had decreased their executive functioning compared to children who participated in nine minutes of drawing or watching educational programs. Connecting fast paced television viewing to losses in cognitive ability has profound significance for children’s social and learning development.
In the United States, television is sometimes censored for offensive language and behavior. Many audiences that watch TV or films usually get bothered based on the offensive languages. What can be done by parents? How can it help with censored channels? Censorship in television really relies on the person whom is watching either TV or a movie.
Some people feel that there is too much violence shown in the media. Many studies have stated that the media is responsible for most of the violence that we see in the world today. Although, people have choices and responsibilities that we can't allow ourselves to blame it on other things like the media. The violence we see in our media has an effect on adults and children. Since kids are also watch tv, parents have more concerns of the way there kids think about violence they see, read or hear.
Many have more. One study found that 32 percent of children age’s two to seven had television sets in their bedroom. This number increased to 65 percent for children ages eight to 18. Although television can be an educational tool for student, exposing them to information and situations that they cannot experience first hand, social scientists and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have raised specific concerns about the effect of television watching on young student development. Areas of concern include: inability of young student to distinguish between television fantasy and reality exposure to television violence, especially where violence is not shown to have any serious consequences exposure
BACKGROUND Educational and informational programming for children’s television became an issue that started in the 1950’s. Many parents during this time were concerned about the content that was being shown for children in concerns that some programs would have potentially harmful effects. In 1968, Peggy Charren founded the Action for Children’s television programming, this National Child Organization made effort to encourage programs diversity and eliminate commercial
Television has become part of everyday life. With the growing fixation and attraction to violence in the media, children in today’s society are becoming more violent and aggressive than ever before. However, to obtain a true understanding of this problem we must look at all aspect that cause violence, and not just put all of the blame on the media. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t forget the number one violence causing aspect, the media. Scientists have tried to explain why children are so amused by a big glowing box and the action that takes place within it.
English Composition I April 1, 2013 Are Certain TV Shows Bad For A Young Child? Kids learn just about anything from what they see on TV. They watch educational shows like Sesame Street, Beakman’s World, etc. Shows like these have great educational tools that they teach kids so they can grow up with knowing what’s wrong and what’s right. But if a kid is left alone or unsupervised they could watch shows that encourage them to act differently than usual.
They say that video games take innocent young children and taint them with images of fiery destruction.” Video games are one of the hottest media sellers on today’s market, but how do they affect our children? “There is a game called, “Carmageddon”, whoever is playing the game must run over people, including senior citizens. If they beat the game, he or she will have killed over 35,000 people. Violence in video games has been a serious issue in the last several years. Parents are beginning to become more concerned about whether or not these types of games might cause their children to become aggressive.