BrainStuff Classics: Does Playing with Toy Guns Lead to Violent Behavior?
BrainStuff
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🗓️ 24 April 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Some parents and advocacy groups recommend against allowing children to play with toys that resemble weapons. But is there any science to back that up? Learn about play, parenting, and aggression in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/behavior/playing-with-toy-guns-lead-to-actual-gun-violence.htm
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