It seems that every year children spend more and more time watching television. Some parents will even use the television as a “babysitter” to have some time for themselves, or maybe add a little peacefulness to their day. One of the most popular type of shows with children today are cartoons. Nearly all cartoons show an array of prosocial acts, but also depict some violent and aggressive acts. Violence is discouraging whether it is physically …showed first 75 words of 1310 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1310 total…twenty years ago. Yet, we didn’t have VCR’s, many channels to choose from, or remote controls. Also, to no fault of their own, more parents are working, which gives them less time with their children. Then time they get home and make dinner they are too tired to do anything but watch the television also. All the while the children are in front of the “babysitter” so dinner can be made without interruptions.