Our recommendation is not to cut your child off from video games entirely, but instead to change the games they play. Such games do not need to include violence, blood, gore, inappropriate language, or explicit sexual content but athletic competition or a chance to use one's imagination to create a new world of their design.
Other Video Game Options
Graphics have not only been enhanced in violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row, but also in video games that focus on sports, such as Major League Baseball 2k13 or Tiger Woods 2013. Such games provide entertainment value as well as competition without the violence seen in dark or gory video games. Sports are a healthy alternative to violence in every day activities and we recommend this mentality be passed on to children.
Ratings:
Major League Baseball 2k13: E
Tiger Woods 2013: E
Fifa 2013: E
NHL 2013: E10+
Ratings:
Major League Baseball 2k13: E
Tiger Woods 2013: E
Fifa 2013: E
NHL 2013: E10+
Minecraft is a video game that was released in 2011 and attracts a large crowd because it provides an entertainment component and encourages children to think creatively in order to build their own world as they imagine it. In the game, players are encouraged to build many different places, including landscapes, buildings, and even roller coasters or water slides. During the game, children have the ability to use their imagination and create different worlds to explore.
Rating: E10+
Rating: E10+
Music is often viewed as a healthy release for stress or frustration and Guitar hero provides an entertaining outlet in video game form. People are able to play along to classic rock songs, such as Free Bird, Sweet Ol' Child of Mine, or Cherry Pie, dressed in any rock'n'roll outfit they like with any guitar they choose. The game requires one to play to a certain level and complete challenges which are rewarded with new songs, characters, outfits, guitars, or concert locations. This game is a good alternative to violent video games because it is entertaining and it rewards learning different songs with positive incentives as opposed to a reward for committing a federal crime.
Rating: T
Rating: T
Classic board games, such as Monopoly or The Game of Life, have been made into video games for the whole family to play. The board game of Monopoly has been in use since the early 1900s and the game has only improved with time. People are now able to compete in different formats, a board game or video game. This video game is not only a good source of entertainment for your children because it does not contain the violent ideology that games like Grand Theft Auto contain but also because it is a game that families can play together.
Rating: E
Rating: E