Violence in the Media

Parents are always complaining that their children learn violent actions from t.v shows or video games and this really gets on my nerves. Once children reach a certain age, they gain the ability to distinguish between right and wrong and until they reach that age, their parents should be the biggest influences in their lives. Parents need to stop blaming song writers, t.v shows and schools for all of the things that they don't like about their children and instead, become a larger part of their children's lives. I'll admit that some t.v shows contain excessive violence but more often than not, a viewer discretion warning precedes the show. I believe that parents who are so concerned with how certain shows affect their children should take it upon themselves to monitor what they allow their children to watch. Personally, I don't think that the amount of violence in the media is a problem.

A look at parents who allow the media or technology to take over parenting. >>http://www.thedaily.washington.edu/article/2007/1/26/technologyTakesOverParenting