I dont allow him to watch wrestling....c",)
By ardoy0731
@ardoy0731 (7308)
Philippines
January 29, 2013 11:13pm CST
Last weekend, Sunday to be exact, I was lying in the sofa in our living room while browsing what channel to watch. My nephew came out from their room and talking to his grandpa, my dad. My nephew was complaining cause he wanted to watch something. He can't watch in their room cause his sister was watching Disney Channel. Usual, cartoons that they both like to watch even though it is the same almost everyday. They even knew some of the dialogues.
I asked my nephew what he wanted to watch. My dad replied and said that my nephew wanted to watch wresting. Definitely, I don't allow and let him watch that show. I told my dad and even my mom to don't let or allow the kids watch that kind of show since it shows some violence.
I told them that as much as possible to not let the kids what shows that showcase and related to violence since some kids now copied and do things that they have watched in TV. So proper parental guidance is really important and kids should be accompanied by adults while watching TV as much as possible.
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@giggles721 (275)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Definitely agree with you because inappropriate shows do have a psychological effects on kids. Not only do they copy violence from it but would eventually find the pleasure in tortures or bullying. So no wrestling shows for kids
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Oh your right it could lead into bullying if some kids take it differently. Shows like this should not be shown to kids to avoid bad effect to them. Maybe for some they just leave what they watched after but some are curious about it and what they have watched are keep running in their minds.
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@giggles721 (275)
• Philippines
3 Feb 13
Proper explanation is the key. Children are not dumb and they do get it once you sit down and explain and follow through. Just saying NO will not be enough because then they'll wonder "why not".
@sanandan05 (18)
• India
31 Jan 13
Yes, i totally agree to your views. My nephew is 4 yrs and he love to watch wrestling instead of cartoons and then start practising on us. Sometimes it hurts so much as we never know when does he reacts and gives us the punch anywhere on the body.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Well that's how some kids point of view with this kind of show.They have the tendency to copy what they seen on TV.We could give them explanations about it and could tell them what is wrong and right but its still up to the child since we can't tell what's running in their minds.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Jan 13
While wrestling is a real sport that is done in high school, the wrestling that is shown on TV is pretty violent and also very phony. I am not much of a tv person and none of my kids ever were either. I never kept them from much though. In my opinion, the negative always opened the door for conversations. I think that parental guidance means that we should be guiding our kids on how to be and also showing them how NOT to be and to me that does not mean putting blinders on them to the violence and other stuff that is out there. It's not that hard...just teach them how to be and show them by example.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Parental guidance and consent is really important. Talking and explaining things to them whether good or bad in a very understandable ways could help for them to realize and learn things around them that they dont know and keep on wondering what it is all about. Ipen conversation really help a lot to avoid having gap between parents/adults and kids.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
You are right. And as for me I would rather not let the kids watch violent shows such as wrestling. So in our home, kids are not allowed to watch wrestling even if there is an adult to guide them. It is too violent for them. The kids might be misled into thinking that being violent is a normal thing. Even if we explain that they can't do that in normal life there is a big chance they they will follow what they see from wrestlers and not what they hear from us.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Yeah it is really shows violence and even some bloods sometimes. Even there are parental guidance or explanations that it is not right to do it too in person since it is just in TV, there might be a chances that they will do it and copied what the wrestlers doing due to their curiosity especially if they alway watch the show. Maybe they will try it with their playmate that might cause hurting unintentionally.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
30 Jan 13
Thanks for this discussion friend.
You did right I think, after seeing this he might start wrestling and break his limbs lol.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Yeah he might do the wrestling thing with his playmate wherein could cause to hurting unintentionally. What if he just slam his playmate once they see each other and play.
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@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
30 Jan 13
Anyway that is something great care from you for the sake of him. I would ask you to become very strict for seeing it. Such shows will surely teaches some techniques in them and along with it it will develop violence inside him. He is just too small and he will just adopt or exhibit those techniques to his friends. So just be alert at that shows and I had seen many kids been much addicted to the show and sometimes it may affect his studies too.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
They might be some effects to kids when watching shows like this regularly. Kids are quite curious and adventurous that are sometime caused and influenced by the shows that they have seen in TV shows now. Kids could easily adopt and get influenced with certain and lots of factors that surrounded them so parental guidance and open communication is really important.
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@karthik111 (660)
• India
30 Jan 13
Yes, Wrestling is very violent. We should not allow young children to view those programs. It will make them so rude.
I use to watch wrestling when i was very young but now i never use to watch and won't allow anyone to watch those programs.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Yeah it looks violent to young viewers and might do it as well. It could somehow influence the kids to do it as well if they always watch it and without parental guidance from parents or adults. This kind of shows which I think scripted cause influence a lot to some viewers like kids who dont know yet about violence that it showcase.
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@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 13
It's not easy to forbide kids with the children to watch something on TV that show violence. If they are forbide at home they may have access over internet access or at game center or at friend's house. We should tell the children and educate them from earlier age that violence is something that unacceptable in siciety and that violence is a verry very bad thing.
@Sparta72s (60)
• United States
30 Jan 13
You could show him real wrestling/ folk style wrestling which is done in grade school and high school. It has no slams and doesn't allow anything illegal. It's a pretty tough sport.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Yeah wrestling that was taught in schools before is really far different with wrestling that is shown in television that showcase violence.
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@lsjapdoit (651)
• Indonesia
31 Jan 13
I pay attention to what my kids watch on television. It's amazing how well they can imitate what they see. When there are violent scenes (cartoon or not) I would tell them that those are bad things they should never do. They get the point pretty well.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
Good thing that you try your best to explain what kids watch in TV.Giving them explanation in understandable way so they could realize and know the difference of good to bad.Settings a good example to kids helps a lot for them to grow a good person in the future.
