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In these days of PC Correctness, "Thinking of the children' is a starting point to impose limitations on video games and Internet use in general. Now, a study requested by UK's Prime Minister seems to be a bit more objective than 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. Children will be children — pushing boundaries and taking risks. At a public swimming pool we have gates, put up signs, have lifeguards and shallow ends, but we also teach children how to swim." This is an important point most studies miss, that just 'thinking of the children' and locking the bad stuff away is actually setting them up for failure later in life. Mmmm... He might just have a point there.

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Hey, after 20 laps of the pool, then too much xBox, you need to relax!