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Reason for Intervention
| Base: All Respondents: |
Dads (82) |
Moms (83) |
Grandparents (108) |
| Visiting a friend's house where you were concerned about your child/grandchild being exposed to games, toys, music or videos you thought might be too violent? |
16% |
21% |
10% |
| A sporting event your child/grandchild participated in that you felt crossed the line regarding violence in the course of the game? |
2% |
3% |
4% |
Questionable Toys/Games
About 1 in 5 (20%) Moms and I in 8 (13%) Dads
thought their child received a toy/game recently that they were
not pleased with.
- When the same question was asked nearly 10 years ago, Dads were
much more likely to have been concerned.
- No change for Moms.
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It is becoming increasingly clear through research on the brain as well as in other areas of study, that childhood needs play. Play acts as a forward feed mechanism into courageous, creative, rigorous thinking in adulthood.
--Tina Bruce, Professor, London Metropolitan University
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