In Alabama, a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from a teacher, and decided to send her poison candy, as he had seen on TV the night before. In California, a seven-year-old girl sprinkled ground up glass into lamb stew, because she wanted to see if the results would be the same as they were on TV. In many people’s living rooms across the world sits a big outlet for violence, better known …showed first 75 words of 1123 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1123 total…by television, and the violence that goes on it. It shows that television is definitely a major source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing go hand in hand. Violence on television has become a great factor on children's behavior as they become adults. Children are being influenced more from a glowing box in the living room than books, teachers, and most importantly their parents.