A Mother Who Wants to Buffer the Effect of Television

question 11

Multiple Choice

A mother who wants to buffer the effect of television on her children should

• A) let her children show maturity by selecting their own TV programs.
• B) limit total viewing time for her children and schedule what is viewed.
• C) ignore the violent acts on television so as not to draw the child's attention to them.
• D) should discount any real depictions of violence on TV as fantasy or make-believe.

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