Children Vs. Tv

Children vs. TV is a topic that many people argue about. Some believe that television should not be limited, because all children will switch on a TV and watch it regardless of the content. Others believe television is too raunchy and inappropriate for a child's eyes and ears. Certain aspects portrayed in the media are too explicit and are therefore considered unsuitable for young age groups; censorship is used to regulate what is appropriate for young impressionable minds.

With the increase of youth violence, in today's society, television censorship is more valuable than ever before. While more and more mothers are heading to work, children are left with the television to keep them occupied. They are picking up words and actions that they would not normally be exposed to. The lack of parents controlling the channels and television shows that their child watches is the most common rebuttal to the suggestion of TV censorship. But the thing that people should realize is that selectivity is something that children learn in their teens but many younger children tend to gravitate to the television screen and watch whatever happens to be on at the time. There are times, when the parent may not be around to tell their child not to look at a certain scene in a movie, or close their ears when an obscene word is spoken. Therefore, who is there to blame but the media?

It has come to the point where there is minimal foul language in the cartoon movies that are advertised all over the world as movies for children. No parent wants their young child reciting the different curse words they know, rather than their ABC's. In addition to foul language, there are even discrete sexual innuendos that writers also sneak into some cartoons. All parents should see an issue with the types of things that children can see in movies and television shows.

In reality, everyone is to blame and no one is taking the blame. There should be more censorship on television and parents should also keep their children from constantly watching television. Television censorship is valuable to reserve the innocence of children. Violence among today's youth is growing at an alarming rate and most of the problems are blamed on television. While parents are under the strain of working overtime and double shifts to provide for their family in today's over priced economy, children are subjected to the violent uneducated world that television brings into our homes each day. Violence is not the only reason for television censorship. There are many cartoons that should be censored because the actions of the characters do not exhibit common sense. This may not seem like a problem, but imagine a young two year old who watches Sponge Bob and begins to imitate their actions. The muttering words of Patrick and the naive way that Sponge Bob runs in circles screaming. A young child learns from and imitates everything he or she sees. Instead