Plans have been mooted to give children and young people's TV shows cinema-style ratings.
Dr Karen Pfeffer, a World Health Organisation international mentor and senior lecturer at Lincoln University, told a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) conference earlier this month that the move could help prevent injuries among young people.
She believes TV can affect children's perception of risk since programmes such as cartoons show dangerous behaviour but not the consequences. There is also concern that children could imitate dangerous behaviour seen on TV. It has been suggested that programmes be given ratings to highlight whether they feature injuries or risky behaviour.
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