1. Video Games
- Your 8 year old daughter comes home a friends
house talking about a cool computer game called Roller Coaster
Tycoon. It sounds harmless enough, but you don’t know…
Walkthrough: Starting with www.mediafamily.org/kidscore,
click “Video/Computer Games,” type in “Roller
Coaster Tycoon,” click “Search”, click
on “Roller Coaster Tycoon.”
and/or
Starting with www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/games,
click on “Search by Title,” scroll down until
you find “Roller Coaster Tycoon,” click on
“Roller Coaster Tycoon.”
2. Movies - Your 10 year
old son is going over to another friends house tonight for
a sleep over and they are planning on seeing Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets. You don’t have enough
time to go and see the movie for yourself ahead of time.
What do you do?
Walkthrough: Starting with www.kidsinmind.com,
click the letter “H” for Harry Potter, scroll
down and click on “Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets.”
and/or
Starting with www.family.org/entertainment/,
if you don’t see it on this page, then use the search
function in the top right portion of the page.
and/or
Starting with www.mediafamily.org/kidscore,
click “Movies/Videos/DVD’s,” type in
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,”
scroll down and click on “Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets.”
3. TV Shows - Everwood
just started on the WB and looks like it could be good television.
FINALLY! But I’d better check it out to make sure
it is right for my family.
Walkthrough: Starting with www.family.org/entertainment/,
if you don’t see it on this page, then use the search
function in the top right portion of the page.
4.
Videos - You want to rent a movie to watch at the
5th and 6th grade girl’s lock in. You remember the
movie The Majestic, but it has been a while since you’ve
seen it. It’s PG, but we all know that those ratings
mean absolutely nothing. Using the Internet, find out more
about this video.
Walkthrough: Starting with www.kidsinmind.com,
click the letter “M” for Majestic, scroll
down and click on “Majestic, The.”
and/or
Starting with www.family.org/entertainment/,
if you don’t see it on this page, then use the search
function in the top right portion of the page.
and/or
Starting with www.mediafamily.org/kidscore,
click “Movies/Videos/DVD’s,” type in
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,”
scroll down and click on “Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets.”
5.
Music - Your 15 year old son brought home a burned
CD from a friends house and you hear it’s by Eminem.
The artist sounds fine, I mean, what could be wrong with
something that melts in your mouth…? But you are good
parent and you decide to quickly check it out.
Walkthrough: Starting with www.family.org/entertainment/,
if you don’t see it on this page, then use the search
function in the top right portion of the page.
6.
Books - There’s a book called “Conversations
with God for Teens” in the Scholastic Book Club’s
order form that my 13 year old daughter brought home. You
think, “It’s good to see books about God in
the school, but before I order it, I’d better check
it out first.”
Walkthrough: This one is tougher since
there is not a comprehensive book review website. Starting
with www.amazon.com,
from the “Search” area on the left select
“Books” from the drop down menu, then type
in “Conversations with God for Teens” in the
box directly under the drop down menu, click on the book
title “Conversations with God for Teens.”
From this page, then try these steps:
1. Editorial
and Customer Reviews – Scroll all the way
down and read the “Editorial Reviews” and
“Customer Reviews.” REMEMBER: These reviews
are only other peoples opinions, NOT FACT. Gather useful
information and discard the conjecture.
2. Book Excerpt –
From this page, click on the picture of the book that
also says “Look Inside,” read the excerpt
of this book, turn pages by using the green tabs to
the right of the page.
3. Still don’t
know? Call your local bookstores, Christian and
non-Christian alike. Find the book and flip through
it or buy it and read it first.
