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Children too-exposed to violence
Most children have been exposed to TV scenes featuring verbal abuse, rape, fights and physical attacks, according to a recent survey.
The Abac Poll Research Centre surveyed 2,486 children aged between three and 18 in Bangkok and its adjacent provinces from June 30 to July 2.
Dr Yongyuth Wongpiromsarn, adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham, disclosed the findings on Thursday at a seminar on Thai soap operas.
On Wednesday, soap opera producers voiced objections to plans to strictly limit what TV viewers can watch at specific times of the day. The seminar, however, saw participants warmly welcoming the restrictions.
"Nowadays, TV has raised children. It is clear children believe what TV offers much more than what their parents have told them," said Arisara Chinprayoon, a member of a parents' network.
She said children were not mature enough to realise that not everything on TV is appropriate.
- The Nation
Mayuree Sukyingcharoenwong
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