Grand Theft Childhood : : the Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents can do
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The big fear -- Déjà vu all over again, and again -- Science, nonsense & common sense -- Grand theft childhood? -- Why kids play violent games -- Sex, hate, game addiction and other worries -- I'm from the video game industry and I'm here to help -- All politics is local -- Practical advice for parents.
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Very Misleading submitted by milano on January 29, 2014, 4:06pm As a child neuropsychologist, I beg to differ with the interpretation of the research found in this book. Violent video games are clearly harmful to children, as more than 80% of my colleagues agree. It is hard to say how anyone could come up with another conclusion based on the piles of research currently in existence, other than trying to argue that science is conspiring against video games for some reason. Yes, there are many factors that influence violence in people, including children; violent video games (and violent TV/movies for that matter) are clearly one of the factors that normalize and facilitate violence in our world. I know it's hard, but parents need to start saying "no" to this stuff throughout their child's development.
PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 260 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780743299510 (alk. paper)
0743299515 (alk. paper)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Olson, Cheryl K.
SUBJECTS
Video games and teenagers.
Violence in mass media.
Youth and violence.