Point out Austrian (2008) ideas around how children are often hurried through the middle childhood phase. This time is a time children are introduced to sex, drugs, violent video games, inappropriate television all which influence their perception moving forward. Austrian (2008) describes how this also influences children's development of aggressive behaviors as well as ineffective ways to handle emotions. This writer currently works in the field with children and adolescents whom smuggle with severe mental health and aggressive behaviors. In this writers experience, her current/past clients have been severely affected by social media, video games and their exposure to inappropriate television. This writer has seen first hand how clients miss out on growing up naturally due to these inappropriate exposures.
References:
Austrian, S. G. (2008). Developmental theories through the life cycle (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Columbia University Press.