Violence

I hear people talking about just how violent the world is today and I give thought about this subject. I turn on the television and there are numerous channels showing the detective like shows where death and destruction is depicted every minute or so. Movies that make it to the top are usually ones where our heroes are violent people performing violent acts.

The news cast usually headline the latest murder or some violent deed like a car crash or shooting in a public place like a school. The fact is we live in a violent society. Young kids are born into homes where violence is considered part of the entertainment world. I read an article in a family magazine while waiting for  a Dr. appointment and it pointed out the number of violent incidents that our children experience through the media and it was shocking.

We can hardly expect our children to be upset when they see real live violence as they are conditioned over their lives to every form of abnormal behavior.Violent actions are reported because the stories generate interest and sell advertisement. Christmas is right around the corner and a survey makes it blatantly clear that many of the soft ware games, toys and other gifts are orientated to violence.

We can not expect our children to be brought up in a vacuum but we can take action in supervising the time spent watching TV and the choice of programs. With the growing concerns there is research that developed means to control the use of the media and it does work. We cannot legislate all the required controls but we can support legislation which attempts to protect our youngsters environment concerning violence. Children emulate their parents and copy our habits so our viewing time and reading material should be carefully screened. This is a problem which will never go away so make sure we are good role models for our young people.