Television plays a huge role in our lives and the same is true for how it can affect your children.
As your children grow up and discover what TV has to offer, it can become worrying for a parent.
Many cartoons and other TV shows can be violent or extremely rude.
Some parents may be concerned that this violence, while innocent to most grown ups, might actually have an adverse affect on their child's behavior.
At what age should you allow your child to have free range of what cartoons and programs they can watch? What can a parent do to make sure that their child isn't watching shows at an age where they shouldn't be exposed to that kind of violence.
Cartoons are fun in general, but if you actually sit down and watch what kids are into these days you will see that they can be very violent and the things they say are sometimes very rude.
If you aren't comfortable with your child watching shows that you consider to be too graphic, simply don't allow them to do so.
Just be prepared for the blow back you receive and you will have to stick to your guns.
Also keep in mind that as your child grows older, they may feel left out at school when everyone starts talking about their favorite shows and they can't relate or don't know what everyone is talking about because they aren't allowed to watch it.
A much better solution you may want to consider is either just letting them watch what they want, within reason, or watching it with them.
The better of these two may be you just watching the cartoon or TV shows with your child.
If you notice something or hear something that you consider inappropriate, you may want to just take a few moments and remind your child that what they just said or did in the show wasn't very nice and they shouldn't have done it.
This way you get the best of both worlds.
Your child is still allowed to watch what they like and you can at least have some control or influence in your child's development.
Regardless of what method or tactics you implement, remember that one day your child will be grown up.
As parents we all have the best intentions at heart when we make decisions for our child, but there are some parents who go too far and don't think about what the consequences may be.
Are you doing something to protect your child or because it is something you want? One of the best solutions might be to just spend some time with your child to see what they like to watch before you make any cold hard decisions about what they can and can't watch.
As your children grow up and discover what TV has to offer, it can become worrying for a parent.
Many cartoons and other TV shows can be violent or extremely rude.
Some parents may be concerned that this violence, while innocent to most grown ups, might actually have an adverse affect on their child's behavior.
At what age should you allow your child to have free range of what cartoons and programs they can watch? What can a parent do to make sure that their child isn't watching shows at an age where they shouldn't be exposed to that kind of violence.
Cartoons are fun in general, but if you actually sit down and watch what kids are into these days you will see that they can be very violent and the things they say are sometimes very rude.
If you aren't comfortable with your child watching shows that you consider to be too graphic, simply don't allow them to do so.
Just be prepared for the blow back you receive and you will have to stick to your guns.
Also keep in mind that as your child grows older, they may feel left out at school when everyone starts talking about their favorite shows and they can't relate or don't know what everyone is talking about because they aren't allowed to watch it.
A much better solution you may want to consider is either just letting them watch what they want, within reason, or watching it with them.
The better of these two may be you just watching the cartoon or TV shows with your child.
If you notice something or hear something that you consider inappropriate, you may want to just take a few moments and remind your child that what they just said or did in the show wasn't very nice and they shouldn't have done it.
This way you get the best of both worlds.
Your child is still allowed to watch what they like and you can at least have some control or influence in your child's development.
Regardless of what method or tactics you implement, remember that one day your child will be grown up.
As parents we all have the best intentions at heart when we make decisions for our child, but there are some parents who go too far and don't think about what the consequences may be.
Are you doing something to protect your child or because it is something you want? One of the best solutions might be to just spend some time with your child to see what they like to watch before you make any cold hard decisions about what they can and can't watch.
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