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Is Viewing Television Violence Harmful for Children?

Is Viewing Television Violence Harmful for Children?. YES Connie Logeman & KateLynn Rentz NO Tara Heck & Ronni Peterson. YES. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztrBhjImgs&feature=youtu.be. Yes. Longitudinal Study Current Study

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Is Viewing Television Violence Harmful for Children?

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  1. Is Viewing Television Violence Harmful for Children? YESConnie Logeman & KateLynn Rentz NOTara Heck & Ronni Peterson

  2. YES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztrBhjImgs&feature=youtu.be

  3. Yes • Longitudinal Study • Current Study • Children can’t tell difference between fantasy and real life: Cognitive Development • Aggressive Behaviors

  4. YES

  5. NO Sid the Science Kid - The Journey of the Germ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF3XvCrl75I

  6. NO Taking Sides Evaluation • Upper Class & Lower Class Division – Academics: College Degree Based • Old vs. Young Comparison • 1991 Case Study on Aggressive Behavior (pg.190) • Programming is merely reflected on the level of violence in a contemporary society (pg.176) • Violence within Society – Suppressing Other Issues • Origin of television violence controversy

  7. NO Additional Research • Educational TV Shows • TV Influence on a Child’s Behavior • Things parents can do to ensure positive quality viewing • The Telecommunication Act of 1996 • Short-term and Long-term effects of educational viewing • Statistical Information  (preschoolers, drug use, test scores, math and reading skills)

  8. Top 30 most educational programs Sesame Street Mister Rogers Neighborhood Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Schoolhouse Rock Reading Rainbow Bill Nye The Science Guy The Electric Company Wishbone ZOOM Blue’s Clues Barney and Friends Beakman’s World Dragon Tales Teletubbies Zoboomafoo Pee Wee’s Playhouse Bob The Builder Dora The Explorer Clifford The Big Red Dog Thomas The Tank Engine Boohbah The Backyardigans The Magic School Bus Word Girl The Big Comfy Couch Arthur Doug Cyberchase The Smurfs Go, Diego, Go!

  9. References • Berk, L. (2009). Child Development, 8th edition. New York: Prentice Hall. • Del Campo, D. S., & Del Campo, R.L. (2010). Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Childhood and Society. New York, NY: McGra-Hill Companies. • Murray, John P. Children and Television Violence. Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 4, No. 3 (1995). Retrived from: http://www.ksu.edu/humec/kulaw.htm [17.07.2003]. • http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_TV_viewing_is_harmful_to_children • http://pbskids.org/video/

  10. Question • YES: • NO: All of the following factors allow parents to ensure positive quality viewing for their child EXCEPT…? • Do not allow any televisions in the child’s room. • Monitor and limit child’s exposure to the television. • Set your own unique guidelines and ratings for your child regardless of public television ratings; given that you know your child the best. • Stay in-tune with your child’s internet searches, text messages, and programs they’re watching.

  11. Question • YES: • NO: All of the following factors allow parents to ensure positive quality viewing for their child EXCEPT…? • Set your own unique guidelines and ratings for your child regardless of public television ratings; given that you know your child the best.

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