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By Dr James Dobson
Suppose a complete stranger comes to your door and tells you, "You look tired, why don't you just leave the children with me?" I doubt many of you would say: "Great Idea, come on in!"
When we leave our children in front of the television, we're giving over control of them to complete strangers. That's a risky thing to do.
An increasing number of studies have found that violence on television frequently leads later to aggressive behaviour by children and teenagers.
One of the most conclusive studies was conducted by Dr Leonard D Aaron.
His studies showed that the more frequently the participants watched violent television at the age of 8, the more serious were the crimes that they were convicted of by the age of 30 and the more aggressive was their behaviour when drinking.
It is time for parents to control the amount and the content of television their children are watching. The consequences of not doing so can be monumental.
From TODAY, Voices – Friday, 12-Jun-2009
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