NIMF Founder Speaks On Game Legislation...With Common Sense?
While New York's felony-making video game law spins in the purgatorial doldrums, Dr. David Walsh, founder and president of the National Institute on Media and Family - often a vocal critic of the game industry - weighed in against the legislation. And what he says makes sense, is reasonable, and follows the ever-obvious edict about protecting children from inappropriate media influences: parent.
In the legislative halls in Albany and Washington, D.C., elected officials have taken a keen interest in combating media violence and sex… While the debate about legislative solutions is important and needs to happen, parents cannot afford to wait for elected officials…
There are a few things that parents can do to tame the violence their kids experience when playing some video games. First, follow the rating on the game’s packaging…
A good rule for every parent is “watch what your kids watch, play what your kids play.” …Finally, limiting the amount of screen time your child views will vastly impact their access to gratuitous media violence and sex…
When it comes to shielding kids from media violence, parents are still the best solution.
Wouldya listen to that? This guy just hit the three most important points in this whole shitstorm: political debate is important but hardly the lynchpin it would like to be; using the ESRB's rating system to its fullest demands parent participation and awareness; and that such participation and awareness should extend beyond the in-store process - involve yourself in your kids activities and don't wait for (or expect) the government to parent for you.
NIMF’s David Walsh Weighs in on NY Game Legislation, Says Parents are Best Defense [GamePolitics]
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Posted to Miscellany on 9 July 2007
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So instead of being a lazy parent and allowing your kids to run around doing...well, anything...you're supposed to actually 'parent' them and supervise them? But that'll cut into my booze-time!