sure
their son or daughter is not playing an R-rated game at home. However, what
about at a friend's home where the parents may have different standards or
do not watch their kids as closely. Also there are a number of parents who
do not want their children playing a video game, regardless if it is rated
Researchers noted in Kid Stuff: Marketing Sex and Violence to
America's Children (Ravitch & Viteritti, 2004, p. 98) report that media, to
a certain extent, do act in loco parentis. The average American child
spends some 5.5 hours a day interacting with media, including the Internet,
a figure that rises to seven hours by age 18. Many of the contributors to
the book insist that movies, TV shows, and video games not only assault
kids with sex and violence but induce them to imitate what they see on the
screen, ultimately causing them to lose their moral compasses.
Kid Stuff was written based on the Federal Trade Com
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