Are children drawn to violent content?
I don’t think so. Watch a 4-year-old’s face when he’s seeing something violent on TV – he’s not usually enjoying it. But we tell him, “It’s ok, it’s not real…it’s only TV” and that actually tells him he’s supposed to sit there and learn to like it. Instead, we as parents should reinforce his correct natural response, and say “You’re right, that is yucky. Let’s turn it off.
