Parents need to help kids interpret what they're seeing. Television violence takes many forms. Cartoon and slapstick violence can be funny, while more realistic violence can be gripping. Explain to children that the pratfall isn't real, the cartoon characters don't really get hurt, and the actor who falls down wasn't really shot at all. Point out that in real life, violence has consequences.
TV programs have an underlying economic purpose.
Television exists to deliver audiences to advertisers. Make TV watching a planned activity. Instead, watch specific shows and set limits on how much TV to watch. Choose programs together. Take time each week to review a TV program guide for the week ahead and decide together which shows to watch.