Movies With Children

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What Parents Should Know: PTC Alert about GTAIV

Cover of the game Grand Theft Auto IVThe Parent’s Television Council has decided that they need to get on their soapbox and has issued an alert about the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto IV. After reading it I decided to do as they asked at the end, and share this with every concerned parent I know.

This probably isn’t going to be quite what they had in mind, though.
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Medical Opinion: Dr. Byerly

docmario.jpgDr. Byerly is a GamerDad reader and an MD. He was kind enough to send us this Op/Ed on gaming and how it helped him become a doctor.by Dr. Erich Byerly M.D.

Video and computer games get a lot of bad press. People blame  games for everything from teenage violence to childhood obesity. I personally believe that playing these games does have some redeeming qualities.

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