The effect of television on children's behavior is a topic that continues to attract the interest of psychologists. In surveys, educators suggest that television has replaced other forms of socialization such as school and family, the reason being that children spend more time watching television than at school. Psychological and government experiments as well as congressional investigations were implemented with the objective: to establish the effects of television on children's behavior. The main interest of these methods is to analyze whether social violence results from the violence represented in television programs. While other behaviors aimed at helping others, less often studied, are compared to helping people in distress. From its beginnings, the effect of television has attracted attention. many investigators have looked into the question of its inappropriate consequences in its programming and its results affecting the influence on aggression. The sole purpose of the subject is to focus on its effect of teaching prosocial behaviors and attitudes. Investigations suggest that commercial programs serve as positive socializers and that modeling cues provided by television increase young viewers' generosity (Bryan, 1970). Among the studies, it was successful in concluding that television materials convinced children of prosocial behavior. In the experiment, children aged 3 to 5 years were subjected to varied forms of programming, the three selected programs contained scenes of aggression, weight loss diets and neutral programs, the results confirmed previous work since some types of prosocial behaviors increased following exposure. . The intention of the experiment was to determine if some ...... middle of paper ...... direct children towards taboos, this should be a lesson for those who broadcast the programs to emphasize more on programs that develop character and promote kindness. Regardless of nationality, the nature of humans is good and what tarnishes the spirit is the exposure people receive. At a tender age, prosocial behavior turns out to be the only form of voluntary and innocent learning. Despite its simplistic nature, it sticks and shapes the character of the audience. Some form of regulation that works should be implemented to protect children from unintentional and incomplete messages. Experience in three communities", accessible from http://world.std.com/~jlr/comment/tv_impact.htm