Video Games and Violence: Is There A Connection?
Changes to video game regulations pit some parents against experts who say there's no correlation between violent video games and violent behavior among children and teens.
Posters of motorcycles and baseball players decorate the basement of the Koury brothers' Manchester home. Fifteen-year-old Jack Koury and 11-year-old Douglas Koury are sitting on a couch. Each boy is firmly grabbing a black PlayStation controller while gazing at the plasma-screen TV in front of him, several feet away. Jack and Douglas are playing one of their favorite video games, The Bigs 2, an interactive game that allows players to vicariously experiment the excitement of being a famous baseball player. Douglas pitches the ball while the Cardinals' Albert Pujols, played by Jack, strikes it powerfully. “Oh my goodness!” Douglas cried. His brother had just scored a homerun. Jack, along with his twin brother Nick, and Douglas like to …
Denise Bertacchi
9:22 am on Thursday, July 28, 2011
If they're going to give games an age rating, then that should be used to restrict under age kids from buying it. I don't have a problem with that. The key to "screen time" like everything else is balance and moderation. There's no magic number, I think 2 hours for total screen time is a little harsh. more ›