Children Are Influenced by T.V.
When children are young, they tend to act different than when they
are older. They are not mature yet and are still easily influenced. Little
kids are usually very easily influenced by their surroundings. Whether it
is television, friends, family members, or just plain strangers, everyone
and everything are influences on a little kid. I believe that young boys
are usually more easily influenced than young girls.
First, one influence that has a major effect on children's behavior
is television. Believe it or not, T.V. plays a big role in how kids act.
Shows like the Power Rangers and Beetleborgs can make boys violent and want
to fight. Girls are not so easily influenced by television as boys are.
Although there are some girls that want to fight along with the boys, for
the most part, girls do not like those types of shows.
Along with television, children may also be influenced by people
they don't know. Although most children are taught not to talk to
strangers, we would be surprised how many actually do. Studies have shown
that both boys and girls do talk to strangers, but boys are more likely to
do what a stranger tells them than girls are. A lot of young boys are
easily deceived. Girls, on the other hand, are more cautious. Even when
girls are young, they are still weary of trusting people they don't know.
There are, of course, exceptions to every rule.
Finally, kids are most influenced by their parents and their
friends. Because friends and family members are people that kids trust,
they tend to want to be like them. Parents play a big role in a child's
life. If a kid sees his/her parents fight all the time at home, it will
probably make the child violent or secluded. If a kid hears his friends
cuss all the time, then he/she will probably start cussing too. If a child,
whether it be a boy or a girl, places a lot of trust in a person, every
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