| Despite the fact that their own ratings
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| | show, they will have learned a complex
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| systems found the material appropriate
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| | concept - and been entertained in the
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| only for adults, the motion picture,
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| | process.
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| music, and video game industries practice
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| | For older readers, The Wizard of Oz
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| "pervasive and aggressive marketing" of
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| | follows a similar theme. When the
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| violent movies, music, and electronic
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| | Scarecrow complains of his lack of a
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| games to children. - Federal Trade
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| | brain, the Cowardly Lion discusses his
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| Commission finding regarding child
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| | lack of bravery, or the Tin Man wishes he
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| entertainment
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| | had a heart, your child learns what
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| The values depicted on TV and movie
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| | intelligence, bravery, and love are, and
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| screens are a far cry from the values you
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| | why they're so important. Dorothy
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| want your children exposed to in their
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| | tirelessly tries to find her way home,
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| formative years. For example, the average
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| | and in doing so surrounds herself with
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| American child will have watched 100,000
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| | new friends who work together to overcome
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| acts of televised violence, including
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| | their weaknesses and harness their
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| 8,000 depictions of murder, by the time
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| | strengths. Even though your child is
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| he or she finishes the sixth grade. In a
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| | engrossed in the story, the concepts of
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| typical American home, the TV set is on
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| | family, courage, cooperation, home, and
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| for over seven hours each day, and the
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| | love are made clear.
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| average child spends more time watching
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| | When you look at the values presented in
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| that TV than they do in school, or doing
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| | the media, it becomes clear that positive
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| any other activity besides sleeping. And,
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| | character traits are poorly defined for
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| while your children are glued to the tube
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| | children. What one child learns about
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| watching so-called child entertainment,
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| | bravery and loyalty from watching two
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| they will see between 1,000 and 2,000
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| | bank robbers in a kid movie is much
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| television ads promoting alcohol every
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| | different than what another child learns
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| year.
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| | about bravery and loyalty through reading
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| It's difficult to control parental
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| | about or watching Winnie the Pooh helping
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| outrage in the midst of that kind of
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| | a friend out of a jam.
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| media influence. How do you teach your
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| | As parents, combating the negative
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| child the concepts and character traits
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| | influence of media by filtering the
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| that translate into better learning
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| | content to which our children are exposed
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| habits at school, better behavior at
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| | - such as looking at a movie rental
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| home, and better citizenship in the
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| | review - may not be enough. Even if our
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| world? How do you define loyalty to a
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| | children are an exception to the national
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| five-year-old? How to you teach a
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| | average - over six hours of daily
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| four-year-old about bravery and respect?
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| | exposure to the media - it's safe to
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| And how do you explain love?
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| | assume that their peers have internalized
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| These aren't simple words that can be
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| | negative media messages and will
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| taught to your child by rote. They're
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| | influence our children. To counteract
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| complex concepts that your child needs to
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| | negative media and peer influences, we
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| know, understand, and adopt at an early
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| | must take charge of our children's
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| age if they're to succeed in life.
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| | character education. That's not easy,
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| The key to teaching children
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| | given that our active lives and hectic
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| sophisticated character traits - such as
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| | schedules leave little time for reviewing
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| courage, loyalty, justice, respect, hope,
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| | and selecting appropriate reading and
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| honesty and love - is character-based
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| | viewing material for our children.
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| education. The heart of character-based
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| | Still, you should do what you can to
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| education is guiding your children toward
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| | guide your family toward materials that
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| TV shows, kid movie, and books that
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| | reinforce values that you hold dear.
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| reflect positive values. While you may
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| | Evaluate the content of each children's
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| not be able to give your child the words
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| | book, television show, and movie rental
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| that explain diversity, you can exert and
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| | review for positive and negative examples
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| control parental influence by giving him
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| | of the following ten traits:
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| or her any Winnie the Pooh book, which
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| | self-discipline, compassion,
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| demonstrates that theme in ways a child
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| | responsibility, friendship, work,
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| can easily understand. Pooh Bear also
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| | courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty,
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| interprets the concept of family and the
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| | and faith. Also, look for negative
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| value of friendship.
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| | behavioral influences, such as violence,
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| Thomas the Tank Engine teaches lessons
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| | profanity, nudity, sexual content, scary
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| about cooperation, sharing, and the value
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| | elements, and the use of drugs, alcohol,
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| of hard work. Your child may not realize
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| | and tobacco. Then, make your selections
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| that they're being taught a lesson while
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| | according to the messages that each book,
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| reading about or watching Thomas and his
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| | television show, or movie sends your
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| friends, but by the end of the book or TV
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| | children.
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