2008

07.23: Free Tutoring Thanks to Advertising

07.22: Toying Around With The Dark Knight

07.08: Does Your Family Need Blu-ray?

07.03: MIT Brings Brains to Play

05.29: A Wii Bit of Help With Your Workout

05.20: Families Back On Video Game Radar

04.29: Putting Grand Theft Auto IV Into Perspective

04.24: Virtual Games -- Massively Multiplayer Comes to Kids

04.24: Soft Drinks Require a Hard Look

03.14: Movie Brings Violence to School

03.12: Waking Up On the Wrong Side of the Cell Phone

03.06: Marketing Drugs Via Soda Pop and Candy

02.22: Terrorism -- The New Hollywood Genre

01.30: Clearing the Content with ClearPlay

01.17: The "A" Movies from 2007

 

2007

12.06: Mitch Albom's "For One More Day"

10.15: What Parents Need to Know About TVs In Children's Bedrooms

10.09: Reality TV for Tykes

09.28: Science Debunks the Movies

08.28: Branding Isn't Just for Cattle

08.17: Teens Talking Drugs -- Do You Understand?

07.13: Not Just American Parents Who Are Heated Up Over Profanity

06.20: Kellogg Makes A Sweet Change

05.24: Smoke Get Into The MPAA's Eyes

05.17: What Is Your Child Packing On Their Phone?

05.04: Mother's Day Films

05.04: Understanding the Risks of Wireless Internet in Your Home

04.02: Give Your Kids A Chance to Create!

03.20: The "Vast Wasteland" Continues

02.21: Study Indicates R-rated Movies Can Equal F Grades

02.08: The Latest Skinny on Body Image

01.25: Changes in Movie Ratings

01.18: TV Violence -- When Push Comes To Shoot...

 

2006

12.27: R.I.P. for the Chip?

12.18: Video Games -- A Quick Guide to the Latest Systems

12.15: Video Games -- A Few Fast Picks

11.29: Study Says Commercials, Not Sports, Are The Issue

11.20: Why TV and Dinner Should Be Forever Separate

11.08: Cocaine: Snort it, Guzzle it, Promote it

10.30: Phil Vischer -- Moving Into "Mid-Life"

10.19: Phil Vischer -- The Father of VeggieTales

10.10: Food for Thought -- Eating and Television

09.26: Jackass: The Movie? Or the MPAA?

09.22: Spinach and Media -- Deadly?

09.13: We Should Remember Steve Irwin's Life -- Not His Death

08.31: Races Divide for Fall

08.16: Parents Are More Concerned About Media than Peers

07.27: Clerks 2 Offends Critics But Not MPAA

07.21: A Serving of Research Leftovers

07.13: Why the End of "Sanitized" Movies is a Good Thing

07.06: Is MySpace the Right Space for Your Children? -- Part II

06.30: Is MySpace the Right Space for Your Children? -- Part I

06.21: Balancing Media and Family in Maryland

06.15: Cinemanow or Cinema-no?

05.31: Webcams: Who's Watching Whom?

05.19: "Activate" Your Children

05.12: Is that Email for Real?

04.25: Want to See a New Movie? Parents May Want to Wait a Week…

04.14: The Technology Crystal Ball

04.03: From Family to Pornographic: The Spectrum of Anime

03.24: Product Integration: The Elusive Art of Buying Audiences

03.14: V-Chips For Video Games

02.27: Oscar's Precarious Relationship With Family Audiences

02.20: Cuts to Content in Panther Lead to Box Office Success

02.13: Unrated Movies Further Erode MPAA System

02.03: The "Media Doesn't Affect Me" Argument

01.23: The Best of the Worst -- The Movies of 2005

2005

12.01: Making Sure Your Shields Aren't Down

11.08: A "Fab"ulous Filmmaker

10.26: Frightful Films That May Fit Your Family Halloween Plans

10.24: Portable Video Means Parents Must Be Even More Vigilant

10.07: The War at Home and The War on Fathers

09.29: NBC Grants Parents Their Best Wish: A Great Example for Their Children

09.02: Tickle U: Is It Selling to Your 2 Year Old?

07.29: Grand Theft Part 2: The ESRB Makes the Right Move. What About Take
          Two Interactive?

07.13: Take2 Interactive: Guilty of Mocking ESRB Ratings?

06.15: "R" You Sure It's PG-13?

05.15: TV Ratings -- Time To Change the Program

04.27: The Game of Revising Ratings

03.24: Is Pornography Addictive? Part 3: Who Do You Believe?

03.17: Is Pornography Addictive? Part 2: A "Natural Teacher" or "Irresponsible
          and Dangerous?"

03.01: Is Pornography Addictive? Part 1: The Facts Are Sketchy, But the Picture
          is Clear

02.10: EmPOWered Women

01.27: Confession: This Video Game Was FUN!

01.18: In America and Overseas, Girls Yearn for a 'Nip/Tuck'

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Besides writing this column for the Parents Television Council, Rod Gustafson authors Parent Previews® - a newspaper and Internet column (published in association with movies.com) that reviews movies from a parent's perspective. He's also the film critic for a major Canadian TV station, various radio stations and serves on the executive of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. Finally, his most important role is being the father to four wonderful children and husband to his beautiful wife (and co-worker) Donna.