Video Game Safety Guidelines for Parents

Child Developmental Institute recommends children's safety video games for children and adolescents. Please check the game level to make sure that the particular game is suitable for your child's age. The American Academy of Pediatrics warns that the evaluation of video games is not necessarily accurate. We recommend that you carefully read the game review of the game reviewer carefully and check whether the content reflects what is deemed correct for your child.

We believe that playing video games should be limited and that you should not spend too much time for your children. Video games are pleasant and helpful in extending coordination and planning skills, but they do not replace more aggressive games.

There are also many studies that seemingly even violence of trained video games leads to an increase in violence among children and adolescents. To avoid possible violence, we recommend buying games from the following categories: racing and flight, role playing, sports and outdoor activities, and strategies. We do not recommend rating games for adults over 17 years old, but if you are considering purchasing this adult game, it is recommended that parents focus on 10 views of the Lion and Lamb project and watch them . Two Lists You should know that the video game is no longer a game for children. In fact, 66% of gamers are over 18 years old and average age is 29 years old. According to the Entertainment Software Association, 54% of all games sold in 2003 are rated (E), 30.5% are teenagers (T) and 11.9% are adults (M).

The American Academy of Pediatrics wishes parents to know that media influences children and young people. I encourage you to read "Understanding the Influence of Media on Children and Young People".

Playing violent video games is a sign of the effect of smoking on lung cancer. This is based on a revised AAP policy statement including information on media violence, which shows that violence against video games increases adolescent violence by 22% from 13%, while smoking tobacco will increase lung cancer by 14% It is.

Set the time limit for the media. Limit the total screen time of the child. AAP recommends high quality TV and video within 1 to 2 hours per day, but we recommend that children below 1 year not exceed 1 hour.

Let's make the media family activities. Whenever possible, use the media with your child and discuss what they are seeing, listening and reading.

Set family guidelines on media content. Please check the contents and refer to the guide (eg ChildrensSoftware.com and Gamecritics.com).

As for the video game, it is time to put anti - technical story aside and to stop raising them with on / off switch. "In current research, it is suggested that guidelines may not be as simple as limiting exposure." Mono is not black-and-white. "In fact, responsible guidelines may require evidence-based approaches to measure the relative strengths and weaknesses of different levels of engagement and different forms of video games." This bad and good morality Although the approach may be comfortable, it also seems to be inaccessible to the critical thinking skills we believe that we are for our child's best interests. Is this the way we teach our children to think about things? Almost not. We insist that they learn to adapt to some degree of ambiguity.

Video games are the first time children enter the digital world. For media use, we recommend following the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, but by introducing safe video games to children, you can get used to electronic equipment in a fraction of the time. Video games may be of interest to people who may not be interested in technology, especially technology. Parents should also pay attention to the evaluation of the video game. The Entertainment Software Evaluation Committee (ESRB) has created evaluation categories that help parents judge what is appropriate for their child. Evaluations include early childhood (EC), individual (E), adolescence (T), adult (M), adult only (AO). Many shops do not sell M-level games to gamers under 17, but parents pay for other law enforcement agencies. Even if it means first to test the game on your own and see the best game, please use your best judgment