What the Research Says about Its Effect on Young Children Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood by Jeanne Beckman, Ph.D. This article may not be reproduced without written permission from the author, Dr. Jeanne Beckman.
Some experts say that televised violence has a profound effect on children.
These conflicting statements tend to make parents give up the TV battle with their children. As a developmental psychologist and a parent of three young children, I want to tell you what we already know regarding children's exposure to television violence. There is a great deal of research which goes back over 20 years. This research has followed the lives of real children viewing real television. By the time the average child reaches the age of 12, he or she has witnessed over 8,000 murders.