Sunday, 23 June 2013

‘Scenes of violence and disaster on TV channels adversely affect kids’

Karachi

Scenes of violence and disaster on TV channels are causing stress and anxiety among children. Experts say children who frequently watch coverage of terrorist attacks, gruesome murders or other traumatic events often complain of stress, anxiety, and unexplained fear.

“In Pakistan a vast majority of population comprises children and news presenters do not realise the far-fetched repercussions their words have on juvenile minds,” said Sohema Rehan, the coordinator at Dialogue, an

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