have a book of video game reviews available for parents.
Approach your local video arcade and ask the manager to:
rate the games.
take action to restrict minors from playing games meant for adults.
ban ultra-violent games.
Inform other parents by:
Organizing a parent media awareness group at your school. You can gauge the level of interest (and clarify your priorities and goals) by sending a copy of the Your Family and Media survey home to parents with your school newsletter.
The following young people have taken on the issue of media and video game violence with various initiatives:
Thirteen-year-old Danielle Shimotakahara from Oregon, started the successful Cool No-Violence Peace Project to keep violent video games away from young children.
Virginie Larivière from Quebec mounted a national petition demanding an end to television violence.