This is not true of adults. Pre-occupation with Aggressive Fantasies . Youth who are pre-occupied with aggressive fantasies seek out violence and become numb to it. They also have a distorted sense of the world as an unsafe place. Excessive Exposure to Violent Entertainment .
Many children watch violent TV programs and movies without becoming violent.
But excessive exposure to violence through the media and video games may affect susceptible individuals, and can certainly contribute to aggressive fantasies and a distorted sense of violence as an effective, acceptable way to solve problems. Adults should be concerned if a child exhibits a few of these warning signs. The Littleton killers exhibited many of them. While parents are not always willing or able to help their own children, teachers, counselors, and other youth workers can often intervene to make a difference. The bottom line is to know as much as possible about a child's friends and how the child is spending his or her time.