How Virtual Violence Impacts Children’s Behavior: Steps for Parents [HealthyChildren.org]

Samantha Sangenito 7/21/164:00 AM

Science and common sense don't always tell us the same things, so it's especially satisfying when they agree. In the case of children's exposure to violent media, the science clearly confirms what we already suspect: what children watch and play changes how they behave.

Kids who experience more violence in their virtual worlds—television, movies, and video games—are more likely to display aggressive thoughts, aggressive behavior, and angry feelings in the real world. See the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, Virtual Violence.

[For more of this story, written by David L. Hill, go to https://www.healthychildren.or...ldrens-Behavior.aspx]

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