Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...children also need us to help them develop good judgment in picking their way through the minefields in today's society. We need to stop treating them as miniature adults. It is better to give children a rule to break than to give them no rules at all. But parents need the support of the entire community. They need leaders and business owners to help them enforce the protections already in place, from theaters turning away kids from adult-rated movies to networks promoting the V chip. Parents need the community to come up with new protections, especially...
...hysterical. I was convinced that most video and computer games were a waste. And besides, why wasn't he reading? As I grew more shrill, my son grew more sullen. I was rejecting something he loved. And he recognized my prejudice as uninformed. I was also violating a basic rule of parenting: take an interest in what your kid is doing--especially when his tastes diverge from yours. Every parent in America got a refresher course on that rule April...
...Rule 1 Know what your kid is playing. If possible, rent and test a game before you buy it. We made the mistake of buying GoldenEye 007, not realizing that the whole game is played peering over a revolver...
...Rule 2 Remember, a new game is like a fever. It must run its course. Allow generous playtime when the game is new, preferably during a school vacation...
...Rule 3 Then set strict time limits...