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Are ESRB Ratings The Best Way For Parents To Choose Games?

There was a time when video gaming was the realm of the adolescent boy but those times have gone. According to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the average adult American has been playing video games for 12 years and two-thirds of American households are playing video games, which means moms and dads are doing it too. With so much game time in the home, rating systems and playtime rules have become part of a parent’s purview, as figuring out which games are appropriate for that certain age groups is tricky if you have teens, pre-teens, and single-digiters vying for the same games that the adults want to play.

Celebrate Presidents’ Day! A President’s Day Quiz

Celebrate Presidents’ Day all February long with a Family Presidential Journey We’ve compiled our…

Tri-State Indoor Skating Rinks

Indoor Skating Rinks in NJ and Tri-State Lace up the skates and glide (or stumble) around the rink!…

Transform Your Tablet Into a Baby Monitor

As soon-to-be parents know all too well, setting up a nursery can be an exciting, overwhelming and…

Ready or Not, Here I Come…to Kindergarten?

Ready or Not, Here I Come…to Kindergarten?  

As an Early Childhood Educator, I regularly meet with prospective parents who are shopping for good preschools for their children.  It is a given that parents want what is best for their children so they take preschool selection seriously.

Most of the parents I meet on our school tours come well prepared with questions which typically focus on staff-to-student ratios, class size, specialty instruction offered (swim, art, music, etc.) and the schedules of all available classes.