In reference to a piece posted earlier, on the way Saudi clerics were urging parental responsibility in the face of modern video games, here’s a piece from The Washington Post on that very topic. With a new version of ‘Grand Theft Auto’, perhaps the most criticized of contemporary games, the writer notes a new book on the topic of children and violent video games. The book, Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do, claims that earlier studies linking the games with later bad behavior are seriously flawed. The bottom line of both the book and this article is that parents need to be on top of what their kids are doing. Video games are not a cheap replacement for either babysitters or good parents. Worth reading, if the subject is of interest to you.

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