ends the following actions be taken immediately:
Pediatricians should support and collaborate with media producers, applying our expertise in child health and development toward creating child-friendly and truthful media. The entertainment industry should be urged to extend personal concern for the well-being of children to their business of creating and selling movies, television, music, and video games. (1226)
According to the "Act Against Violence Advocacy Group" (2002), media violence and children in America is worth studying because many adults do not realize that:
Prime-time television shows depict an average of 5 to 6 violent acts per hour, and Saturday morning children's programs show an average of 20 to 25 violent acts. Children growing up today spend an enormous amount of time glued to the TV screen. They average 35 hours per week of screen time, either watching TV or playing video games. Children in the United States watch an average of 3 to 5 hours of television each day. Only 10% of children's viewing time is spent watching children's television. The other 90% is spent watching programs designed for adults. (www.actagainstviolence.com/medviolence.html)
With syndication and cable, programs previously first-run after the 'family hour' due to adult content, now run during the afternoon and evening dinner hours without
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