Is media responsible for teens' violent behavior?

that is actually a hard question to answer... yes the media does affect the way that some kids act but every kid or teen or person is diffrent. it depends on how you raise them and teach them. most cartoons give off negative values but i still let my kids watch. we hae taught them what is real and what is fake and wha is not. what they should do and what they shouldnt do...it is all in how you rase them. yes i have seen my kids do something they have seen on tv but we correct it right then and if we see fit we d stop them from watching it if the behavior does continue. i do not have a set time they can watch tv or amont but we do get them away from the tv and active. i also do watch what they atch but i also let them pick. my kids are young but they do know what they can or cant watch to a certaid extent.

My feeling is that if parents don't take the time to spend quality time with their children then they are more likely to commit acts of violence. However in situations where the family unit is stronger then these kinds of acts of violence are less likely to occur. My children don't play a lot of video games, not because I think they are an issue but instead because they are not really that interested in video games. However our family also spends a lot of time together and for that reason I know my children and I am able to better read their moods than parents that will just allow their children to sit in front of a computer.

i think that some people are more influential then others, not just teenagers. the media does have an influence on those kinds of people and it's a shame. on the other hand, there are alot of teenagers that are more level headed then we give them credit for.

I think television shows AND all these game box video game things are a good portion of the cause for the teen violence. They see it constantly and no one ever pays the price for their actions, they can "kill" and do all those violent things on the games, blow things up, trash this and that...and since they see it and play it so often, and are so engrossed in it so often...what goes in, usually comes out. LIke that old saying goes..."tell someone they are stupid long enough and they will eventually believe you. " And if you are around things, you will tend to pick them up. I don't cuss...but I worked at a place where that is basically all they did..whether it was a good thing or a bad thing or a fun thing or a stupid thing...they all cussed the same no matter the issue. I hated it and tried to stay away from it, but at home I was doing something and it messed up and I cussed horribly! Second I was done, I shocked myself and was going ''What? ME? I said that?" I had been around it so long, heard it so often, it was just part of common verbage so I said it. After it happened a few times, I got mad and said "no more" and would tell the people that came to my desk..no cussing or we don't talk. They grumbled about it, but after awhile..they stopped cussing around me! SO, you are what you live. Kids see violence constantly, they play violent games so no surprise that they exhibit violence in life

Sure, I agree. Media has responsibility to bring violent directly in front of the children. But we, parents, need to take responsibility to control the kid. We can subscribe channel that has less violent content or has strict control of its contents. We also can not just accept cartoon is only for children. There is a lot of inappropriate contents in cartoon. So we must really strict to our children. Either by limiting the channel or give understanding to them.

You can't really put too much blame on the media because it is the primary responsibility of the parents to nurture and develop their children and hone them into becoming better individuals. I agree that there is too much violence being shown on TV and movies nowadays but parents should control and monitor the viewing activities of their children by not letting them watch violent shows. I think cable operators can provide parents the necessary control by letting them choose what channels to subscribe to or blocking channels which they think are not appropriate for children.

There needs to be more parental control with kids who use the internet for anything. Kids are very curious and when something that pops up and might not be good for them they have to check it out. I agree that some of the cartoon shows shouldn't even be watched by kids. They are gearing them more towards adults.

Before the children even opened their eyes to what was outside, they already had their family. Whatever is happening in the family and how they are brought up is more of a determinant whether they can become violent or not. Simply watching or playing video games with a bit of violence in it is not to be blamed.

i certainly feel so because they guide them in the wrong path and help them to reach wrong means and they choose the negative morale path

I agree with others on this. Yes media has an affect on younger people but if they are raised in the correct manner they will not do the things they see. They will do the right things that they were taught. We let our children watch cartoons but we also teach them right from wrong...

Hi cherrigucchi. I do agree with you that media is responsible to certain extent for the violent behavior of children these days. But then it is not the major factor. I think it is the attitude of the parents, which is most important. Parents have become quite liberal these days and give freedom and space to the teens. And teens misuse this independence. Finding a solution to this problem is really difficult. Have a nice day !! SuperShames

Media is in part responsible. But the real problem is the mentality of the people. They don't know how tell what is real and what is fake. We need disruptive content in our lives, that's what cartoons and movies and games are for. But they're just that, it's not real, it's fake. But it seems so exciting that loads of people attempt to try it at real life...