Many families, however, may not be all good, or all bad for a child. Determining the influence of in-tact families, versus unsafe conditions, may be difficult at best. We must encourage the positive parts of these environments and try to support families in making their children's lives safe. We must also, however, learn to move swiftly to remove children in harm's way. It's a very, very difficult circumstance because we deal not only with bureaucracy, but with judgement.
Many programs portray violence without a violence rating.
The prime example is the daily news summary. Parental control is a key to preventing exposure, but in point of fact, most parents, even with young children, do not feel they have the time or resources to screen all of their child's exposures. Even while watching programs with our children, we ourselves may be desensitized to the violence in them. The television industry, until recently, has not made many attempts to control content, regarding violence. They often say programming reflects the culture in which kids live.