Popular kids' cartoons like Peppa Pig, Toy Story and Frozen are too violent and give children an unrealistic view of pain, scientists revealed.
Animated films such as Despicable Me, Finding Dory and The Incredibles plus TV shows like Octonauts often feature characters that do not show empathy when someone is injured, researchers said.
This focus on more extreme and violent injuries without compassion teaches children the wrong lessons about pain, a new study says.
Young viewers engrossed in the hugely influential programmes are exposed to nearly nine incidents of violence or pain an hour.
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