School violence affects parents of most teenagers. One of the factors that cause violent behavior among teenagers is TV viewing. There are various TV shows on both foreign and local channels that a teen wants to watch. However, not all are good for them.
The numbers of teens, who listen to violent music, watch violent movies and TV shows, and play violent video games are increasing day by day. All of these media may serve as factors that affect teenagers and cause them violent behaviors.
Another problem in our present times is that teens can have easy access to weapons, shows and many others that could affect their way of thinking. Now if a parent wants to watch over her child for the sake of saving him from developing a violent behavior, there are things that need to be observed.
When a teen wants to display violent behavior, then it is time to be aware. If he has some excessive fascination with violent video games and wants to show remorse while playing or might be the inability to feel mercy, these can also be considered as signs.
It is always important that parents supervise what the teenagers do. They should be aware of the fascinations their kids are having. Parents’ supervision could help save teens from becoming violent as they will be aware of their wants and activities. It is very important that you get to know the kind of world your teens are into.
Song lyrics and melodies, TV shows and movie themes are types of media that could input violence into teenagers’ mind. Now, the source has become easier to access through the internet. A teen wants to get hold of those sources because it’s hip or out of curiosity. This makes parents even more worried about what’s developing into them.
One of the best things parents should do is teach teens very well. They should be aware about what they should avoid watching or singing, etc. If they know the things that could produce violent behavior in them, they might be cautious about those stuffs. It will also bring good results if they will learn how to deal with the anger they experience. A teen wants to learn, definitely about this thing.
There are many teen oriented entertainment channels on TV that teenagers would enjoy watching. They help the youngsters to develop values on love, friendship, family relationship and others. These programs are highly recommended and they appropriate for teens. They are worth watching and unlike the other media that bring about violent effects, these are safe to watch. Not only those teens will enjoy watching them but parents too.
A teen wants to be hip but it is not impossible anyway to be on the update without those stuffs that could input violence into their inexperienced minds.