Harmless Fun? The Dangerous World of Cartoon Violence

I will admit to ambivalent feelings about a news story today which suggests that the violence portrayed on children’s television can be having an adverse affect on the children who watch it.In particular, the suggestion is that by witnessing such a volume of unrealistic representations of violence and its effects, children are failing to learn [...]

Confusing Children with Angels

An interesting article on the BBC website (I do read other websites, honest!) about the portrayal of violence in children’s stories, and in particular in illustrating them. There’s a significant comment from one author who remarks that some parents would shudder at the thought of their children playing with replica machine guns, but are perfectly [...]

Some Thoughts on Violence

An intriguing article on the BBC website offers some food for thought on the traditional nature v. nurture debate. The article covers new research into our capacity for violence, and suggests that it may not be a simple matter of just learning to control our impulses and emotions. Biological and chemical influences may dictate which of [...]