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Do you know what your children are watching?

I received a long letter from a concerned parent about Pokemon ( children's animation program) and its effect on their three children ages 7, 9, and 11.
He was very upset with the trading card obsession. The fact that kids are beginning to steal the cards, or lower the younger ones to trade without wanting. The violence and the fight that takes place in the program.
He was talking about restricting his children to watch the program anymore. 

Then a week ago I was talking to another parent which was talking about the same program and that her children are learning between good and bad and to fight the bad against good. I asked about the trading cards, she added it is no difference between this and the traditional baseball cards. 

Do you know what your children are watching?
The truth of the matter is that yes there is violence among TV programs.
And  the real issue falls into your hands as a parent, to monitor what is best for your child according to the family values and standards.
You need to see if the child is ready for whatever program is there. The age readiness and personality differences.

When I was in college studying psychology, one of my research papers was about the influence of  TV on children.
The result of many studies shown:
- The influence of the same content program was different on different personalities.
- The educational and soft programs had a great positive reinforcement on all children.
- The violent programs showed an increase interest in boys to be more aggressive. However, the majority of the girls did not show any interest in those programs.
- The overall result showed the kids with parents who talked to them and showed them the positive and negative side of the program could manage their behavior better than those with no supervision.

This shows that children need direction in their life. It is hard to separate the kids from the society, but is best to communicate with kids all the time, that they see a friend in you. And best of all is reinforce the good values of your family and the society.

The good values keep you and children safe and winners of the future.

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