Social Aggression Plagues Most Kids' Shows

Children between the ages of 2 and 11 are viewing social aggression on television at rates far greater than what many parents may realize, new research indicates.

In a study published Thursday in the Journal of Communication, researchers aimed to understand the role media plays in children's psychosocial development. They found that among the 50 most popular television shows for 2 to 11 year olds as ranked by Nielsen Media Research, 92 percent of the programs contained some social aggression, both verbal and non-verbal forms.

"Parents need to be more aware that just because shows do not contain physical aggression, it doesn't mean that there is not anti-social behavior present," said Nicole Martins, assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University and lead author of the study.

"I'm not saying that parents can't use the television at all," Martins added, "but it could be a teaching opportunity to emphasize that some of those mean remarks may cause lasting emotional scars."

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004047180339 John Adams

I hope that no one is surprised with this report. Children's TV has been violent since the beginning of TV.
aceituna

Over 20 years ago as I watched a Sesame Street program with my little daughter I spotted a show that was trying to teach sharing, but the net result is that one actor conned the other to give him the item.
mallen11

Sesame Street is very socialistic and the one with the purple bear is awful. There is no way a socialistic society can teach children what God wants them to know from His Word. Teach them at home and take them to a church that teaches what the Bible says. Not goody-goody sloppy stories that have no meaning in their lives.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old (mature), he will not depart from it.
- Evermyrtle
  
  Excellent, we are all that our children have, to see that their all round education is what it should be, what GOD expects them to be taught. Home schooling, or Christian schools are all that is left that we can really trust in.