Thursday, March 5, 2009

Iraqi Kids Play Make-Believe War Games

In this article, the author describes the effect the war has on Iraqi children. Iraqi children are heavily influenced by the violence involved in the war and it reflects on their make-believe play. Children, more commonly young boys, pretend to be at war with one another like many of the fathers. The owner of the nearby toy store stated that most of the toys he sells are the large toy guns. I definitley think that this has a negative affect on the children as they are growing up learning that violence is okay. I don't think that parents just verbally reinforcing the negative aspects of it will help. Children will learn from others actions. I definitley think that since the war also affects the children's school work that it is a major problem. If they think that they are going to be killed soon that it is definitley a negative cognitive affect.
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  1. wrt200haleyMarch 8, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    I agree that the war definitley has a negative effect on the children in Iraq. My question would be how do the parents feel about their children reinacting the violence in the war? Are they doing anything to prevent this type of play or are they encouraging it?

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  2. Lindsay KeosayianMarch 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    I also agree that the war has a negative effect on the young boys in Iraq. I think it's hard for the parents to control what's going on because as long as they know their children are safe that day, they probably won't mind what activities they are participating in. I also agree that the children will learn from other people's actions. If they see older boys engaging in war like games, they will most likely follow what they are doing to be more like them. Boys in general are more aggressive than girls and need to be watched more frequently to reduce the amount of violence in their daily activities.

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