How internet influences the childran?

Answer 1

"By age 18 a child will have seen 16,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence." Source: Senate Committee on the Judiciary 1999. Horror, torture and violence beyond what most parents can imagine are being viewed daily by kids. Web sites that show graphic images of animal mutilation, assault and sadistic violence are gaining popularity. Sites such as www.rotton.com and www.gorezone.com, although have disclaimers on their home page, do nothing to prevent kids from gaining access and viewing their disturbing images. Popular sites such as www.whowouldyoukill.com and www.newgrounds.com focus on murdering the celebrities of your choice. In one study, www.newgrounds.com was the 12th most popular site for boys 11 & 12 years old. Children are viewing violence daily through Video Games, TV, movies, music and now the internet. The amount of violence that children see affects them negatively, according to psychological research. Although kids may believe that images will not affect them, they can have a lasting effect on an unsuspecting and unprepared child. The three major effects are that children may become: • less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others • more fearful of the world around them • and more likely to behave in aggressive ways toward others. Did you see the movies Jaws and the Exorcist? They were my generation's equivalent to the media violence today and right now thousands of adults are still affected by the horrific images that these movies revealed. What we would have considered shocking twenty years ago would barely catch the attention of kids at all today.