Detrimental effects of youngsters' viewing habits

A number of recent studies suggest television and video games are having a detrimental effect on the health and learning of children

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I read the above with some intereast as yesterday I was standing waiting for a bus when I glanced across the road and saw the advertising posters for two films which were about to be released.

Both were showing men brandishing a gun with captions which glorified the act of violence they were about to perpetrate.

At a time when the shooting of innocents by teenagers has been a regular feature in the news it is little wonder that such individuals find the act of taking life to be a normal part of everyday life when confronted by such images on our streets every day.

The act of violence is being normalized by it being portrayed in the same fashion as the latest "must have" electronic gadget to hit the market.