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 | Questionable Toys/Games
6 in 10 Moms, half of Dads and 43% of Grandparents say they refuse to let certain toys/games into their home. Video games are named spontaneously more often than anything else as something that would not be allowed in the house followed by guns, shooting.
| Base: All Respondents: |
Dads (82) |
Moms (83) |
Grandparents (108) |
| MEDIA (net) |
61% |
63% |
45% |
| Video Games - too much violence on video games |
49% |
59% |
38% |
| Ouji board, fortune telling, witchcraft |
10% |
1% |
7% |
| Action Figures / Barbie Dolls |
2% |
3% |
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| PHYSICAL DANGER/Threats (net) |
43% |
52% |
41% |
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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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