The Importance Between Pretend Play and Real Play with Guns

Some children talk a lot about guns and play a lot of pretends with their hands as guns. You see it everywhere not just in the classroom. I saw it today walking through a grocery store. When a child is playing games with their friends such as cops and robbers, some people tend to get nervous when they hear the play. Children do pretend to shoot people but it does not mean they are actually going to in real life. That is why you should supervises your child's play. So you can know the difference.

In society today, parents may not supervise the TV or video games their children are involved in. This means children are highly exposed to certain violent video games as well as shows. When children play they do copy what they see. So children do pretend to shoot people with guns. Although it is incident play, it becomes an issue when children know more information then you know. For example if they know certain kinds of guns or how they can get their hands on an actual gun.

You hear stories on the news on how children accidentally shooting relatives because they had a gun in their hand. Children do not actually know how to use it so it is important to keep guns in a locked safe and out of reach of children. This will save the lives of children and others around them.

Parents and guardians should watch what their children are watching or playing. A game could be innocent or it could be a real threat. If it a threat they child should get help. It is important to keep your child safe as well as others around them.