Together with Children
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Together With Children is the blog of the Office of Child Advocacy.
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- Media Violence is Violence, Too
- Fragile Children in Fragile Families
- Home: A Safe Place for Children?
- The Vanishing Culture of Civility
- When Violence Supercedes Dialogue
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September 19, 2012
September 18, 2012
September 17, 2012
September 14, 2012
September 13, 2012
Media Violence is Violence, Too
There is growing research on the effects of videogames on children and there are concerns about the effect of violent video games on young people who play videogames excessively.
Studies of children exposed to violence have shown that they can become: “immune” or numb to the horror of violence, imitate the violence they see, and show more aggressive behavior with greater exposure to violence.
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September 18, 2012
Fragile Children in Fragile Families
Among the children in this nation who are abused and neglected, infants and children of color are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable. These children and youth are the victims of physical and emotional violence, as well as the violence of being denied the love, care and nurture that all children need.- Posted at 6:00 a.m.
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September 17, 2012
Home: A Safe Place for Children?
Increasingly, our world is not a safe place for children. Considering the vulnerability of children across the globe is sobering. But even worse, far too many children are not even safe in the places where they should be able to expect sanctuary: their own homes.
- Posted at 10:29 a.m.
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September 14, 2012
The Vanishing Culture of Civility
One particularly troubling aspect of our culture is the general lack of respect that seems to be the norm in day-to-day interactions with others.Today our children overhear interchanges on talk shows and reality shows—and even in arguments between parents— that make most of us cringe.- Posted at 6:00 a.m.
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September 13, 2012
When Violence Supercedes Dialogue
In the 24/7, 360 degree media immersion in which our children are growing up, it’s simply not possible to shield them completely. Nor can we afford to ignore what is going on. So how to respond?- Posted at 10:31 a.m.
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