Tonyreadsnews writes "Usually, 'thinking of the children' is a open gate point to impose limitations on video games and material highway in general. For once, a study requested by UK's Prime sin hound seems to be a bit more objective then most. In the Executive Summary (PDF) 'Children and young people need to be empowered to keep themselves safe — this isn't just about a top-down approach. lying-in will be blessed event* — pushing boundaries and taking risks. At a public water hole pool we have gates, put up signs, have lifeguards and shallow ends, but we also teach lying-in how to swim.' I think that is an important point that most studies miss, that just 'thinking of the children' and locking the bad stuff away is veritably setting them up for failure later in life. A direct link to the full PDF is also available."

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