A 9-year-old boy imitated Superman and jumped into a blender. Are you still watching cartoons for your children?

Qiqi (pseudonym), a 9-year-old boy who lives in Changde, Hunan, went to visit relatives with his mother on the afternoon of February 19. Qiqi and her friends were playing in front of a relative\’s house. The neighbor\’s house was being built, and a Yuanxing concrete mixer was placed outside. \”I suddenly thought of a cartoon I had seen before, in which there was a similar machine. Superboy jumped into this machine and flew out. I wanted to experience it myself…\” So, Qiqi crawled After getting on the 1.4-meter-high blender and turning on the power, he and his friends found that the blender was not stirring very fast, just enough for them to experience \”Superman Escape\”, so he jumped into the blender. The blender immediately backlogged Qiqi until she could not move. Multiple parts of her body were stirred. The miserable cry for help echoed around. Neighbors who heard the cry for help immediately called 120. This is the \”accidental\” mixer. \”All the capillaries above the neck burst. The head and face were all covered with blood and bruises. A large amount of cement slurry and coagulation clots remained in the exposed parts. A series of urgent examinations were completed to diagnose multiple injuries all over the body.\” Crush injuries: skull base fracture, traumatic asphyxia, multiple rib fractures on the right side, hemopneumothorax on the right side, hemothorax on the left side, liver contusion, right kidney contusion, pelvic fracture, etc.\” According to the hospital\’s Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Department of Orthopedics , pediatrics and other multi-disciplinary joint treatment, Qiqi’s vital signs are now basically stable. On the morning of February 21, Qiqi was transferred to the general ward to continue the next step of treatment. He will still need to be observed later to prevent the bleeding in his kidneys, liver, and chest from getting worse. In fact, this is not the first time that children have hurt others and themselves by imitating plots in cartoons. On April 6, 2013, while playing together in Group 7 of Mawang Village, Shiliu Street, Donghai County, Lianyungang City, three boys under the age of 10 imitated the plot of Big Wolf\’s \”roast mutton\” in a cartoon. One of them The child tied another pair of brothers to a tree with a rope, and then set fire to the weeds at their feet. The two tied children were severely burned because they were unable to escape for a while. Early last year, a 10-year-old girl in Hanzhong, Shaanxi imitated Bald Qiang and injured her 5-year-old sister\’s face with a chainsaw. According to doctors at the hospital, they also treated a 10-year-old boy who also sawed his neck with an electric saw. “The carotid artery was cut just one millimeter away. At that time, we could all see that the carotid artery was not there. Beating all the time.\” There are many similar incidents: for you and me who are watching, this is just news; but for the injured children, this is a nightmare that will affect their lives. Why do children like to imitate cartoons? Because imitation is human nature. Children\’s learning all starts with imitation, imitating others\’ talking, imitating others\’ walking, imitating others\’ eating and dressing. Children not only imitate the people they come into contact with in life, but also (animation) characters in stories and film and television works are naturally the objects of imitation. It is precisely because children are good at imitating that we must set many role models for our children, tell heroic stories, and learn from Lei Feng. For children, the \”role model effect\” is very powerful. When my sister Xiaoxi was in kindergarten, she was hospitalized once because of pneumonia. A little brother of the same age in the next bed was very reluctant to take medicine. Every time the nurse cameHe started to cry when the medicine was given to him. When taking the medicine, several parents had to hold his body and hold his nose while taking the medicine. He cried so much every time. And Xiaoxi is very cooperative every time she takes medicine. That day, Xiao Xi wanted to drink cough medicine. I said to the little brother next door: \”Look, my sister is going to drink medicine.\” He watched Xiao Xi pick up the measuring cup and drink it in one gulp without even frowning. He turned to talk to grandma He said, \”Bring me my red potion.\” Then he picked up the measuring cup and drank it in one gulp. Everyone around him applauded, and grandma said excitedly that this was the first time. From then on, the little brother never cried after taking the medicine. For adults, \”the one who is close to vermilion is red, and the one who is close to ink is black\”, let alone a child who is as white as a piece of paper? In addition to age, children who lack common sense are even less able to identify dangers. They often cannot predict the consequences of imitating a behavior in a cartoon. In addition, if children watch cartoons for too long, it is easier for them to become \”addicted\” to them and unable to distinguish between virtuality and reality. I have a deep understanding of this: not long after graduating from college, I bought my first computer and installed a stand-alone game called \”Beach Landing\”. It is from the perspective of a beach defender, destroying the enemies who land on the beach. The enemy comes by ship, by helicopter, by tank, etc. They all wore helmets and camouflage uniforms. I had a lot of time at that time, and I was particularly obsessed with this game. I could sit in front of the computer and play for four or five hours from after dinner. One morning when I went to work, I encountered several large military trucks. The trucks were filled with uncles from the People’s Liberation Army wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets. They didn’t know where they were going on a mission. When I saw this scene, my first reaction was to think of the scene in \”Beach Landing\”: a long gun pointed at a helmet and camouflage uniform… As soon as this scene appeared in my mind, I was frightened. Jump, and I instantly understood why some people would imitate violent scenes, even though I had not yet become a mother at that time. We know that in some countries, film and television works for minors are subject to hierarchical management. For example: The rating system for American film works was created by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO). It implements mandatory ratings within the industry based on the themes, violence, language, nudity, sex, drug use, etc. of film and television works. According to the classification, film and television works are divided into five levels: G, PG, PG13, R, and NC17. Among them, PG13 and NC17 are clearly marked by the age of minors. The organization responsible for film classification in the association is composed of 8 to 13 full-time employees from different social backgrounds. The only absolute requirement for them is that they are parents. With such hierarchical management, parents can easily choose works suitable for their children’s age groups, effectively preventing their children from being exposed to inappropriate content. Before the relevant departments in our country introduce the classification management of film and television works, as parents, what can we do? 1) It is not difficult to help children check and choose high-quality works for them. You only need to watch a few episodes of many cartoons to understand their main themes and styles. Personally, I think that many domestic cartoons currentlyIt\’s really not for kids, it\’s more for adults. For example, in our hometown, the whole village, men, women, old and children, love to watch Bald Qiang, which always makes everyone laugh. There are many high-quality animation works, such as \”Piggy Pig\”, \”Dora the Explorer\”, etc. I won\’t recommend them one by one today. 2) Shorten children’s viewing time. If you watch cartoons for a long time, children will easily become dependent. As mentioned above, my experience of playing games was precisely because I played for too long and became overly addicted. The moment I saw a military vehicle, I could hardly distinguish between virtual and reality. 3) Develop children\’s diverse interests. In addition to watching cartoons, there are so many things children can do: read, listen to stories, draw, do crafts, play with building blocks, do various outdoor sports, etc. If children have many interests and hobbies, they will naturally have less time to watch cartoons, which has many benefits to their physical and mental health. And with rich life experience, you can better predict the consequences of a certain behavior. For example, tying your partner to a tree and burning it will definitely hurt your partner. I hope my children’s childhood will be more than just cartoons! I hope all children can stay away from harm!