Parent Resources
The MPAA wants to help parents make informed decisions about what their kids are watching whether it's in the theater, at home or online. We've pulled together a guide for parents to learn more about film, TV and video game ratings as well as how to avoid dangers in the online environment.Filmratings.com
www.filmratings.com
Filmratings.com is the official movie ratings site of the MPAA’s Classification and Ratings Administration. The website features a database where parents can search for films rated as far back as 1968 – the birth year of the ratings system – searchable by title, year or rating. Other features include detailed explanations of the process and history of the system, ratings definitions, answers to frequently asked questions, and a place for parents to sign-up for Red Carpet Ratings – a free weekly email service that provides ratings information on current films. The site also features a section on the MPAA’s Advertising Administration which provides a crucial service to parents in ensuring that movie advertising is appropriately placed before the right audience. Every film that is submitted for an MPAA rating is required to have its advertising approved by the Advertising Administration before it is displayed to the public.
Get Movies & TV Shows Online
We want to make it easy for you to find premium programming online. Click here to view a list of the growing array of exciting consumer choices available to you. Sometimes it's hard to sort out what's legal from what isn't when you're looking for your favorite movies and television shows online. Click here for some quick tips on how to avoid illegal content online.
Wired Safety
www.wiredsafety.org
Wired Safety is the largest online safety and help group in the world, operating through thousands of volunteers in 76 countries. The group operates five web sites devoted to educating kids and parents and raising awareness about online threats such as predators, pornography and piracy, as well as potential threats to privacy.
Pause Parent Play
www.pauseparentplay.org
Pause Parent Play is dedicated to helping parents choose which movies and TV shows their kids watch, which songs they listen to and which video games they play. The MPAA is part of this broad coalition, which provides parents with a one-stop place to find information about movies, music, television shows and games.
Other coalition members include the Girl Scouts of America; YMCA; Wal-Mart; the recording, movie, video game and cable industries; and many others.
TV Boss
www.thetvboss.org
www.tvguidelines.org
Television programming offers a wide variety of content for viewers of all ages. With such diversity in programming, it's more important than ever for parents to be aware of what their children are watching and to be actively involved in decisions regarding suitable content.
The MPAA is a sponsor of the Ad Council's TV Boss campaign, in conjunction with V-chip technology and the television rating system, that equips parents with the necessary tools and information for guiding their children's television consumption.
Parent File Scan
Parent File Scan is a software program that can help identify peer-to-peer software on your home computer. Not all peer-to-peer networks provide users with illegal content including film, video games, software or music. But some peer-to-peer networks do, opening up your computer to illegal file sharing. Using this tool, you can get a list of what peer-to-peer software is on your computer, which you can use to decipher what is going on.
Entertainment Software Rating Board
www.esrb.org
The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigns ratings for video games and enforces guidelines on video game advertising.
Play It Cyber Safe
www.playitcybersafe.com
The Business Software Alliance created this website with interactive resources to educate children, parents and teachers about Internet safety, cyber crime and how to avoid misusing the Internet. The information also empowers children and parents by teaching them the law and their Internet rights.
