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What Parents Need to Know about Video Games

I have written about parents educating themselves about video games ad-nauseum, but still, I don’t think enough can be said. Read: Advantages and Disadvantages of Parenting a Video Game Enthusiast How Much Do You Know About Your Children’s Video Games? This is a very important subject that needs to be visited again and again. Doctor Radio recently reported on Kids and Video Games and what you should know before you buy. In this online video report, Dr. Lori Evans mentioned the Top Five Tips Parents Need to Know about having video games in the home. The tips included having the … Continue reading →

Trying to Keep Video Games in Perspective

These past couple weeks there have been all sorts of reports in the news about whether or not excessive computer and video game playing is considered an addiction. I have to admit that there have definitely been times when I’ve worried that one of my kids IS addicted–whether it is to a computer game, My Space, television, or a video game! I have gotten pretty darn crabby when someone seems to be too focused on any one thing and neglected every thing else. But, I’ve also found that with my kids, what they are “totally into” for a week or … Continue reading →

WarGames (1983)

“WarGames” stars Matthew Broderick as David, a seventeen-year-old high school student who’s obsessed with computers and computer games. He’s got a pretty sweet setup in his bedroom with computer, modem, printer, the works – and he enjoys hacking into the high school computer system to change his grades as needed. (And it’s needed plenty often.) One day he sees an ad for a new game being produced by a nearby toy company, and he decides to hack into that computer and see the schematics for the new game. Harmless, right? What he doesn’t realize is that he has hacked into … Continue reading →

Are Media Rating Systems Working?

In March families.com computer writer Adam West described video game ratings, as did parenting writer Niki Bradley, and everyone knows what movie ratings stand for, T.V. ratings are understood by most parents as well. Yet recently many parents and politicians are arguing that the ratings are not doing their job. The number one reason is that the ratings vary so much from media to media. Every media has different rating labels: E for everyone on a video game or G for general audience on a movie. Music doesn’t even having a rating system, just warning labels if the music contains … Continue reading →