I've been playing guitar for 20 years and am in a band. Recently my band went to a 4-day party where we spent a lot of time playing Rock Band 2 and also playing our real instruments and getting ...
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- Massachusetts
- 1 kid: age 12
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Game: Rock Band 2
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Easy to play
A sneaky/fun path to music education
TV: SpongeBob SquarePants
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Entertaining for both kids and adults
Sponge Bob and Patrick's friendship is refreshing, compared with most TV shows. The humor gives us lots to talk about as a family.
Web site: Wikipedia.org
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
The world's encyclopedia, very educational
Wikipedia is just jam-packed with (mostly correct) information. It's a great jumping off spot for formal research and for informal research, there is nothing better (other than more ...
TV: Man vs. Wild
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Now for a nice cup of pine needle tea... Lots of vitamins
This is a pretty entertaining show. Some of the stuff he has to eat (bugs, etc.) is pretty gross, but that's what you need to do to survive, which is what this show is about. For many kids, ...
Web site: YouTube
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
The melting pot
YouTube is a great site for viewing, but with a 12-year old, I won't let him browse it without me sitting right next to him. My biggest concern is the swears that a significant number of the ...
Game: Guild Wars: Nightfall
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
Nightfall is the latest full "chapter" in the Guild Wars series of games. Many players think it has the best story. Nightfall introduced "Heroes", which are computer-controlled ...
Game: Diablo II/Diablo II Expansion
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Safety is an issue
lots of gameplay for your money, but not for kids
Diablo is an older game, but it still sells, with good reason. It's a great game that you can literally play for years without getting tired of it. Unfortunately, it's not kid stuff. The online ...
Game: Guild Wars
I rate this titleonand give itlots to do in the game and opportunity to interact online
Guild Wars is a very flexible game. There are a lot of ways to have fun in it, some of which don't involve fighting. Guild Wars is built to make a lot of the "griefing" (for example,loot ...
