The average child watches about three to five hours of television per day (Devore 17). In that amount of time, he/she could view several different violent acts. It may not seem like much but that is certainly enough to give the child the wrong idea about violence. Being younger and less developed, small children and even preteens and teenagers are susceptible to the influence projected by television violence in the news and cartoons. This problem …showed first 75 words of 1933 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1933 total…between six o’clock a.m. and ten o’clock p.m. 4. Do not show ads with excessive violence between six o’clock a.m. and ten o’clock p.m. 5. Provide a scheme for classifying shows on amount of violence 6. Educate children about harmful effects of violence; inform viewers about harmful effects of exposure to violence 7. Follow FCC guidelines when showing violence between six o’clock a.m. and ten o’clock p.m.