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Moms Talk Q&A: Where Do You Draw the Line With Video Games?

Video games come with a rating, but does that matter to parents?

This week's Moms Talk question comes from Kristina Bunnell (the mom whose is on his way to the Pepsi USBC Youth Championships Bowling Tournament). 

Kristina writes: 

Our family is way into video games. My husband, 11-year-old and I all play games most nights of the week instead of watching TV.

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Console and computer games all have a rating on them, much like movies, so that parents can have an idea of what may or may not be appropriate for their kids.  Right now in the Supreme Court is a case to make the ratings more strict, as well as limit sales of certain rated games to minors.

The Huffington Post wrote about California's struggles with violent video games in April 2010.

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I wonder, though, if parents either don't understand the rating system or don't pay attention to the games their kids bring home, and if it will matter what the court decides. We always check the rating of a game, as well as reviews about the content of games rated Teen or higher before our son is allowed to play. It's a constant argument with him, though, when his friends are allowed to play games he isn't. ("But so and so is allowed to play. ...") We also do the same before allowing him to see PG-13 or higher movies. 

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