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	Plugged in Focus on the Family average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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Plugged In is a no-nonsense magazine devoted to helping parents and youth leaders guide teens through the world of popular youth culture.

No surprises

I subscribed to Plugged In for many years, from about the time our oldest was 12 or 13. I valued the magazine and later the website for allowing us the opportunity to preview the details of movies, tv shows and music, without being surprised. This was especially true with the PG-13 rated movies that our kids at first assumed they would be allowed to watch once they turned 13. I'm of the belief that you're a child only for a short time and that innocence should be protected and preserved as long as possible. When the time comes, my husband and I have felt that it's our responsibility, not the movies, tv or music, to educate them about certain issues, sex among them. I have often referred to pluggedinonline.com and screenit.com to determine what movies our entire family watches.

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Must Have Resource

Plugged-In is a welcome resource in our home. We have used plugged-in online for years to obtain reviews on movies, music, games, tv shows, etc. Let's face it parents, we don't have time to do all the reviews ourselves. I for one, am thankful there is a trusted source out there that states the facts; good, bad or indifferent. That's exactly what Plugged-in does. They rate a movie, for instance and highlight the pro-social content, objectional content and end with a summery/advisory. Of course, it's a magazine published by an Evangelical Ministry so there are articles relating the the world of Christianity. If you're easily offended by the teachings of the Jesus Christ, or view points of Christians, go easy on the articles and stick to the reviews. But don't blast the magazine for doing exactly what it set out to accomplish and reach the target it intended. As parents, when we have questions regarding our kid's friends, we go to the source - those who know the friends. Regardless of their faith, I want to know what they know about "Johnny"; the analogy is the same w/ entertainment. After reading the magazine or going online, my husband and I, along w/ our children can make wise decisions regarding what goes in their heads in the name of entertainment. Some may call that "legalism", we call it wise parenting. You know the old cliche - garbage in, garbage out! We wouldn't fill their bodies w/ garbage, why fill their precious minds w/ garbage?

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Freedom of Opinion--Ratings that Actually Tell You About the Stuff You Want to KNow

Yes, it is detailed... so when you screen movies for your kids--or yourself--you can know exactly whether is "violent" and what that means, whether there is sex or bad language, type of humor, what spiritual content is, against a biblical template...and,can decide for yourself whether to go or not. I do not always agree with the conclusions, but often do...and find the details helpful in assessing what our family may choose to watch. My older teens have read it for years, and use the data to decide what is worth their time. Again, they do not always reach the same conclusions as the magazine, but find it helpful. Unlike another reviewer, I did not find political content, but did find clear descriptions, followed by opinion, on the various categories of content. As a Christian parent, especially of younger kids, it has been useful in its descriptions and screening criteria often lacking in most other reviews. Nowadays, we still use it because time is a precious commodity.

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