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Negative Effects of Children Being Exposed to Virtual Violence

According by John Raphael(2016), The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released a new statement warning about the negative effects of children being exposed to the so-called "virtual violence" and urging parents to cut down the "media diet" of their children.

 Virtual Violence is the violence which is simulated violence that appears in media such as  television and movies, also AAP defined it as the virtual consumption of either simulated or fictional violence.

 As reported the article, "social media platforms is slowly becoming a place for the youth to produce, view and share problematic content, including images of community violence, school violence, sexual violence and police violence." 

Because of the ability of the media exposures, experts are worrying about captured and shared the exposure by youth "without adult supervision or knowledge, independent of structured rating systems, and unrestricted by traditional viewing controls that commonly manage television, movie, and gaming selections."

According to the article, "violence is defined as aggression with an ultimate goal of inflicting extreme physical harm, such as injury and death. AAP is now urging parents to control the media diet of their child to lessen their exposure to virtual violence."

Reference

R. J. (2016, July 19). American Academy of Pediatrics Warns About the Negative Effects of Children Being Exposed to Virtual Violence. Retrieved December 04, 2016, from http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/25516/20160719/american-academy-pediatrics-warns-negative-effects-children-being-exposed-virtual.htm

Citation of the article:
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/25516/20160719/american-academy-pediatrics-warns-negative-effects-children-being-exposed-virtual.htm