Posts from the Experts
Setting Limits - Saying No to Family Friction Over Video Games
Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
Below, Dr. Sharon Cooper, a pediatrician and guest blogger from NetSmartz Workshop, outlines some tips for keeping your children safe online.
Your Life as a Video Game
For all those creative parents out there who happen to also be on Facebook, there's a fun contest that my organization — the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) — is currently running. Here's the deal:
In case you don't know, the ESRB is the organization that assigns age and content ratings for video games. We recently began offering a new resource called "rating summaries," which are brief, descriptive explanations of the content in a game that factored into its rating. They're exactly the kind of information parents are looking for when deciding which games are suitable for their kids.
BGCA Expert Blog Post
At Boys & Girls Club of America, part of our mission is to ensure that all children have an ongoing relationship with a caring adult. We realize that the children in our communities, be they our sons and daughters or otherwise, need the positive influence of an adult to help them learn and grow into responsible, healthy, productive members of society. Every child has the potential to be great, and we can all play a part in supporting them as they reach for success.