Two of the most important things that the industry is doing now is making sure that all television programs are rated, and using v-chips to keep children from seeing programs that contain violence (Szaflik, 2000). Neither one of these ideas are foolproof, however, and therefore more must be done. Unfortunately, not that many parents and educators are aware of what else can be done to help, and therefore television violence continues to grow. This can also lead to the idea that violence in the real world is increasing and that people are in more danger, regardless of what the actual facts are (Gerbner, 1994).

There are, however, things that parents can do to help their children when it comes to protecting them from excessive violence on television. These include:

Paying attention to what kinds of programs their children are watching and watching some of the programming together

Setting limits on...
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