Parental Responsibilities

Fifty years ago, parents had nothing to fear when they sent their child to the movie theater on a Saturday afternoon. Gathering around the television was easily a family affair because all of the programming was family fare.

Today, TV, movies, and video games have become an area where parents have to be wise as serpents. I came across an article by Rebecca Hagelin entitled "Now Playing: Family Entertainment Central" on Townhall.com where she reviews a site that reviews each of these modes of entertainment. What Family Entertainment Central (FEC...click on FEC to go to their site directly) does is bring together three other organizations that are already screening these media for parents into once central location.

I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for a means to assess whether or not I want to expose my family to something we have heard recommended. Here now is another voice. "Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established" (Proverbs 15:22).