 Many parents are vigilant when it comes to monitoring the movies their kids watch and the video games they play. But now that coverage of the war in Iraq has redefined "reality television," how can parents best shield their children from the violent images?
The initial images of the war, while disturbing, were not personal. Early coverage included missiles and explosions in a far-off land, nothing too different from scenes featured in popular war movies. But, as the war intensifies, new reports are a putting names and faces on the American soldiers fighting overseas.
Most experts recommend that elementary school-age children tune in cartoons and tune out war coverage. Because they do not understand geography, a child may see the explosion of a building that looks familiar and believe that is happening down the block from them. "Children will develop fears and concerns that are out of proportion with reality," said Professor Betsy McAlister Groves of the Boston Medical Center. "Kids in the pre-teen years should have their television time limited, and don't let kids watch TV alone. Shielding older children from graphic war imagery is significantly more difficult, short of locking them in their bedrooms until the end of the war. Still, television should not be the primary way that kids learn about the war, Groves recommends; parents should mediate. (Agencies) | 許多家長(zhǎng)十分注意孩子們看的電影或玩的電子游戲內(nèi)容，生怕有過(guò)分的情節(jié)。然而，隨著目前關(guān)于伊拉克戰(zhàn)的報(bào)道鋪天蓋地，"記實(shí)電視"被賦予了新的定義。家長(zhǎng)該怎樣將孩子們的視線從暴力畫面上移開呢？ 最初的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)報(bào)道雖然煩亂，但內(nèi)容并不那么鮮活。每篇都提及導(dǎo)彈和發(fā)生在遠(yuǎn)方某處的爆炸，跟任何一部普通的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)電影沒什么區(qū)別。然而，隨著戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的進(jìn)行，新的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)報(bào)道開始提到遠(yuǎn)征他鄉(xiāng)的美國(guó)士兵的姓名甚至是臉孔。 大多數(shù)專家認(rèn)為小學(xué)生應(yīng)該多看些卡通電影，而不要看戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)報(bào)道。 因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)地理不了解，所以當(dāng)屏幕中爆炸的大樓看起來(lái)很熟悉，他們會(huì)認(rèn)為那就發(fā)生在附近的街區(qū)。 波士頓醫(yī)學(xué)中心的貝齊·麥卡利斯特·格羅夫斯教授說(shuō)："孩子們（通過(guò)看戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)報(bào)道）會(huì)產(chǎn)生恐懼和超乎實(shí)際的憂慮。" 他說(shuō)："不滿十歲的孩子看電視的時(shí)間應(yīng)該受到限制，而且最好不要讓他們單獨(dú)看電視。" 而對(duì)于年齡稍大的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，家長(zhǎng)想讓他們不看電視似乎難度更大，總不能把他們關(guān)在自己的臥室直到戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束吧。對(duì)此，格羅夫斯建議說(shuō)，家長(zhǎng)應(yīng)該從中引導(dǎo)，盡量不要讓電視成為孩子們了解戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的唯一途徑。 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站譯） |
Updated: 2003-04-04 01:00
