Adverse effects of media & Cartoons on children.

What is media violence ?

Media plays a major role in the development of cultural orientations world views and beliefs. Protral of violent behavior on the media is basically what is referred to as violence as some media murders, crimes, shootings, protral of the heroes who are able to indiscrimantly kill of the people etc that is what is referred to as a violence of media.

What is media behavior and how are children more affected now?

Media is very very significant part of our life. When you look at how many hours a day a child is exposed to the television, video games, internet, music videos or play an other information in channels etc. So, the amount of time infact their studies that clearly indicate the children are spending more time with media than they are spending in studies.
So, if you send your children to school you expect them to learn but if your children watching so many hours of television & video games and browsing the internet.

How can it possibly not having effect?

Now, media can have both positive effect & negative effect. Children are smart everyday that they are learn a lot of things to the media. So, media can be a very positive force in one’s life however protral of violent behavior on media can have strong negative impact on the minds
of impressible age children.
For ex – children below 4 years do not distinguish between reality and fantasy. They have no way of distinguishing what is real and what is fantasy. So, it is likely to have impact on the mind of the behaviors of the children and there are any number of longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies and experimental studies that clearly demonstrate a relationship significant co-relation between the exposure to violent media content and the violent demonstration of violence in the behaviour of children.

What is the cartoon?

A sketch or drawing, usually humours, as in a newspaper or periodically, symbolizing, satirizing or caricaturing some action, subject or person of popular interest.
The latter part of the 18th century under the direction of its great exponents, James Hillary and Thomas Rowlandson, both from London. Gillray explored the use of the medium for lampooning and caricature and has been referred to as the father of the political cartoon.

What is cartoon violence?

Watching cartoon which depicts violence can encourage children to become violent in real life. Also, children may believe that no one gets hurts or feels pain since cartoons escape unscathed after experiencing violence or an accident.
The most violent cartoons ever made:-
1: Metalocalypse _(2006-2013)
2: Happy tree friends _(2000)
3: Aqua Teen Hunger Force_(2000-2015)
4: South Park_(1997)
5: Robot Chicken_(2005)

How do cartoons affect children’s behaviour?

The effect cartoons that concern violence on children: they become insensitive to other’s pain and sorrow. Children don’t feel discomfort from any elements of violence around them in real life. Children are prone to aggressive reactions and violent behaviour. The high level of violence in cartoons can make children more aggressive. Children like watching cartoon because they are fun and kids can learn many things from cartoons easily cartoons are fantastical, so they could think that their dreams are coming true by cartoons.

Cartoons can have both positive effects and negative effects. These days cartoons are so terrible because they aimed and kids and most tv producers think that children’s are stupid, so they don’t even try to make it good. So, the people who make those terrible cartoons just go “Eh, you know what, kids are just gonna watch it anyway!

Adverse effects of media & cartoons on children.

Nutritional deficiencies
Risky behaviours
Problematic internet use
Sleep problems
Risky behaviours
Cyberbullying
Bad food habits
Problematic internet use
Negative effects on study performance
Vision problems
Sexting and privacy and predators
Obesity. Excessive screen use, as well as having a TV in the bedroom, can increase the risk of obesity.

But the cartoons and media are an essential part of Evey childhood. They are, certainly, the most popular entertainment for children, but also much more than that with the help of media and cartoon children can learn about the world around us.