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Play with Violent Themes

Your input is welcome
The research and the discussion at the Playing for Keeps conference are first steps toward developing a research-based position on play with violent themes that Playing for Keeps will produce with input from all of its constituencies. These papers in their current form do not take a position; rather, they are intended to start the discussion by summarizing the available research and identifying unresolved questions that need further investigation. A key objective, among others, is to provide people who spend lots of time with children (parents, caregivers, teachers, etc.) with useful, realistic, and helpful advice on how to make decisions on this topic.

Comments about the research we've presented and about the general topic of children's exposure to electronic media, games, and toys with violent themes are invited from any interested parties. We welcome:
- Personal anecdotes and stories
- Statements of personal values around this issue
- Identification of books and articles, both scholarly and mass market, that may be helpful in this discussion. (Your critiques of these materials are welcome.)
- Identification of research studies (scholarly, by practitioners, by the toy industry, and from other sources) that should be reviewed

To participate in the discussion, send Playing for Keeps an e-mail at playingforkeeps@playingforkeeps.org with your comments and input. If you would like to be added to our e-mail lists for updates on this project, send a note to the same address. Thank you for including your voice in this important discussion.

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