| In the past kids played with toy guns while playing | | | | friend's houses with the known fact of why such a |
| games like cops and robbers, or cowboys and | | | | toy is absent at their house. Some times they may |
| Indians. The parents were not bothered, as they | | | | even educate their friends of the bad effects of |
| thought it was just harmless games. This topic has | | | | violence. |
| emerged into a hot discussion among various | | | | With proper communication between parents and |
| psychologists, parents, law enforcement officials, and | | | | kids, convincing can be made easier. For that, parents |
| behaviour therapists. Parents and teachers should be | | | | have to spend a lot of time with kids. Talk with the |
| able to educate the kids about discouraging violence | | | | kids freely and sensibly. Toy gun can't be given the |
| and war. Doing so will enlighten kids with the fact | | | | responsibility of all violence found in teenagers. The |
| that guns are meant for defence, and are supposed | | | | violent behaviour of the kids arrives from different |
| to be used only by concerned individuals -- it is not a | | | | factors. Family relationships have a major role in child's |
| play thing. Even though parents don't buy the kids a | | | | behaviour. Children who turn into violence later have |
| play gun, kids can make one with the help of sticks | | | | been identified that the characteristics can arrive |
| and other materials. | | | | from a deep frustration and lack of caring .The family |
| Kids can't be blamed of using a toy guns as they | | | | background of most of these kids reveals that the |
| always have the nature to worship and imitate the | | | | kids doesn't have a healthy bonding with their |
| action heroes of movies. Parents have a major role in | | | | parents. |
| diverting their kid's interests to things which are not | | | | Too much exposure to violence should not be |
| violent. They have to restrict the media advocating | | | | allowed to kids because most of the kids get |
| violence and try to inject peace and humanity in their | | | | influenced by the action movies which promote |
| little ones to become best citizens of tomorrow. | | | | violence. The basic character moulding for a human |
| Educate the kids by the parent or teachers about | | | | being happens during his childhood days. As the media |
| the difference between real and imagination. | | | | which promotes violence can't be banned completely |
| A controversy to this debate is that once you ban | | | | kids should be educated about the harmful effect of |
| something from your child, that kid will get more | | | | violence and make them aware of other interesting |
| attracted towards that item. So it is better to give | | | | programmes which are educational too. Before gifting |
| your child a toy gun and see if he loose interest in it | | | | any toys to the kids, the parents should try the toy |
| after a day or two. A parent can divert the attention | | | | first. They also need to monitor how the kids are |
| of his kid by highlighting some other play item and | | | | playing with it. One can find out likes and habits of his |
| convince them why he doesn't want his kid to play | | | | kids by participating with them during the play time. |
| with a play gun. Kids may play with toy guns at their | | | | |