Kids and video games – a match made in heaven? As dads we’re often faced with having to decide whether to:

1) Get our kids a video console in the first place (and if yes – which one!)
2) How long they get to play on it
3) Which games are appropriate

There is an ongoing debate about the first two – see our article and comments about video games and stats. To answer the 3rd question most parents check the rating of a game (if the game has one). But apart from the actual game related content we are now dealing with another component – advertisement.