Pretend to be a parent. You are at home and you see your child behaving in a hostile and aggressive manner. You ask him where he noticed this behavior. He replies: “I saw it on television. » Televised violence played a role in the child's behavior. Media violence can have a lasting impression on children, adolescents and adults, not only through television, but also through video games. Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in violent behavior in the United States (Merino 1). It is the result of exposure to violence. More than half of television programs and video games contain some form of violence. Perez Daly states: "...children are likely to witness 8,000 murders and at least 100,000 other acts of violence before they leave primary school at the age of 12." '” (1). Exposure to media violence leads to aggressive behavior in children. With the right information about media violence, video game violence, and how parents can reduce aggressive behavior, people will understand the major effects that violence can have on behavior.BackgroundChildren become consumers regular media releases around two or three o'clock, giving them an hour and a half per hour. television day (Interactive media and their contribution to the construction and destruction of values ​​and character 7). This increases over time. Today, on average, children consume between 38 and 45 hours of media per week due to family ties, a leisure activity for parents or simply because children are bored (Daly, Perez 1). Due to the amount of technology used, children are continually coming up with new ideas. When a child learns values, he is supposed to learn them from his parents, from church, from schools, and from the neighborhood. Research shows, however, that a child spends 20 minutes......in the middle of a sheet......Editorial. Early childhood education. J (2008): 101-104. Web.Brokin, Adele M. “But that's how they fight on TV. » Early childhood today 19.5: 16-17. Web “Children, adolescents and media: seven key questions. » Annals of Pediatrics 39.9 (2010): 556 Web. Daly, Laura A., Linda M. Perez. Exposure to media violence and other correlates of aggressive behavior in preschool children. American Press Inc, 2010. PrintKane, Harrison D., Gordon E. Taub, B. Grant Hayes. “Interactive media and their contribution to the construction and destruction of values ​​and character.” Journal of humanistic counseling, education and development. (2000): 1-10. WebMerino, Christmas. “Introduction to Is violence in the media a problem? In question. » Editorial. Is violence in the media a problem? 2010: 1-5. Web-----"Violence in the media causes aggression in children." Editorial. Is violence in the media a problem? 2010: 1-6. Web