Are Your Children Stuck in a Video Game? How to Get The Info You Need to Be a Hero!
Unlike my parents, I grew up with access to a computer. I’m comfortable with technology. Most parents in my generation are more than comfortable with computers, mobile devices, e-readers, smart home devices, etc. However, there is still one area in the field of technology that has many parents stumped. That area of technology is video […]
Family Friendly Games of the Year for 2013
By: Stephen Duetzmann We are a few months late to the party, but we would be remiss if we didn’t take the opportunity to highlight our favorite family friendly video games of last year. There were a LOT of games that came out in 2013, but two of them rose above the rest as absolute […]
Decisions, Decisions: Skylander’s Swap Force vs Disney Infinity
Children everywhere have already written their Holiday Wish Lists and parents everywhere are being asked to make difficult decisions. This holiday season has presented parents with a new and unique problem to solve. Skylander’s Swap Force or Disney Infinity? Now, parents have had to make decisions before, and have either depended on reviews to make […]
S.134: the “Violent Content Research Act of 2013” an Overview
By: Stephen Duetzmann, editor in chief On January 24th of this year a group of Senators presented a bill called the “Violent Content Research Act of 2013” that, if passed, would require the National Academy of Sciences to perform further research into the potential harmful effects of video games on children. This was presented as part of […]
Game the Grime Away!
By: Kelly Allard, staff writer Editor’s note: We’re trying something new this week with a bit of an audience participation! Kelly will be monitoring the comments and responding. I’ll update the original article over time to include all of your awesome suggestions! Lets create an awesome tool for parents everywhere! – Stephen Normally, I […]
How to Make A Real Life Angry Birds Game!
By: Jenna Duetzmann, staff writer I mentioned a fun summer craft project designed to bring games to life in an earlier Mommy Monday article. Several people asked me about how I built a real life Angry birds game so I thought I would publish some instructions! Note: If you somehow aren’t familiar with Angry Birds […]
Clearing Up the Myths about Grand Theft Auto
By: Stephen Duetzmann, Editor in Chief Grand Theft Auto has found itself in the news again. This time it is being implicated as having helped drive an 8 yr old to murder his grandmother. No one has made a claim that the game or the developers are legally responsible (yet). BUT, the police stated […]
Chilling With Some Card Games! – What is a CCG?
By: Jason Jarusinsky, CCG Editor You may be looking at the title of this column and asking yourself, “What on Earth is a CCG?” We get that question a lot here at Engaged Family Gaming. These games can be a money pit for kids and parents who don’t now how they work. So, we decided […]
Magic, Mayhem and Macaroni & Cheese – Live Action Roleplaying… for Kids!
By: Kelly Allard, staff writer Editor’s note: Sometimes we don’t have a lesson to teach. Sometimes we just need to share a great story about a gaming experience we had with our kids. This is our friend (and regular writer) Kelly sharing her LARPing story. If you have a story to share please send it […]
Life’s a Game!
By: Kelly Allard I normally like to write about teaching through games, and the various lessons that can be found in the games you can play with your child. There are times, however, when games aren’t handy and you find yourself with a very bored child who is less than enthused to be “wasting […]