The Effects of Violence in the Media on Children

From video games and television to the news itself, violence is everywhere. Many parents and educators fear that violence seen on the media will desensitize children. Others claim the violence seen on the media is not real, and children understand this fact.

I believe that both consciously and subconsciously all violence that we see has an effect on us. I also believe that small children are more impressionable than older individuals. I know that when my little brothers see movies with fighting and violence they will always act it out when they are finished watching. It seems that almost every cartoon and children movie has an alarming amount of violence. It is seems to be very difficult to shelter your children for such images.