Do you trust your child when it comes to violent video games and cartoons?

I monitor whatever comes into my home. Whether it's from the TV, other media, or just someone walking in. We have a few channels blocked... but for the most part we don't use parental controls. We just limit things more. Like, they don't have access to a TV they can watch alone, so someone is always watching with them. And we don't buy a video game without first going online and reading as much as we can about it. If it goes against what I feel comfortable with then it's not welcome in my house. This isn't just extended to violence and sex, but even things like if someone came on the air and was threatening the President or using racial slurs against him or something then that wouldn't be welcome. If a religious program came on that I didn't feel comfortable with, that would also be changed. Or like the TV show "Cheaters", I don't like having that around because it suggests that it's normal that people cheat on one another, so it's not welcome.

They'll be exposed to that outside of the home though, I'm sure. But the fact that they know mom/dad doesn't feel comfortable around those ideas will influence them, and also not normalize those things.

I don't blame either video game violence or myself by itself. That's a bit silly either way. A parent cannot be the only influence for good or evil their child runs into. And a child who watches a violent video game may be influenced to avoid all violence depending on what their personal reaction is. My child is an individual, and I can't program him/her, I can only do my best to help them program themselves. Friends, family, school, TV, radio, music, religion, books, etc, all of those are going to influence them. I'll have some influence as well, but not enough for me to take all the credit for their good, or bad, behavior.

Can't blame video or TV - that is not a major factor.

My kids know that there is no violent games brought into the house, but I don't really care if they play them elsewhere - they aren't the "I'm addicted to that game so I have to go over Harry's house every day" kind of kids. It is my message that "I" choose no violence that is important. I am simply an influence, one out of many in their lives, but QUITE a powerful one, the research says. I am not the warden micromanaging their every choice with OCD rigidness. They know how I feel, and they can take that into account. Whatever damage playing violent games may have on my kids isn't going to take when they get positive messages from home about the sacredness of life and having respect for our fellow humans. Using our time together to repeat those messages, rather than taking the time to figure out the technology to ban violence completely and having resentment that I don't trust them is more valuable.

This is for older kids - 11 and 15. When they were younger, I didn't let them see violent images, etc.

We don't have tv in my house. Video games and shows are monitored and controlled. My stepson, age 11, is obsessed with ninjas and swordfighting. He can't get this at home because I believe that violence should not be a form of entertainment. He doesn't have violent toys, for example. However, his babysitter when he was younger than age 5 allowed him to watch violent cartoons and shows. Because of this, I think tv and video games have a big impact on kids.

i do no longer see how a violent M rated video activity is any diverse than an R rated action picture which young ones can no longer hire or circulate to.. or an M rated television instruct that's regularly shown previous due after kiddies circulate to mattress. Frankly, I performed violent video games as a infant and watched various bloody horror video clips and thrillers (IT being my first around 5). i'm a properly adjusted widely used man or woman that would not condone homicide, rape, theft, etc. i do no longer see violent video games as a situation to society, particularly whilst the toddlers are taught the version between fantasy and actuality. yet.. that'd require some own accountability on the component to mothers and dads, would not it?

I monitor everything that child's eyes might see. The remotes are too complicated for them right now so we don't have to worry about that yet.

There are no video games in our house. Cartoons are limited to Saturday morning and we stream them from the internet so he watches most of the old toons that I watched in the early 90's.

I would never blame t.v. or video games for my kids behavior! My kids are pretty good at only watching what they are allowed to, and video games are pretty big in our house but, my kids have been taught to not use violence to solve problems and we never have issues. My oldest plays games a little "old" for him, but he understands it is entertainment only and if it ever becomes an issue they are done. That's where actually "parenting" comes in lol making boundaries and sticking with them!

You are so old school. Tv, videogames, internet, radio, etc. will not brainwash your child. They aren't retarded. Your kid is going to do whatever they want to do at the end of the day and you can't do anything about it anyways.