Finding films and games for children in the age of information explosion has become very hard. Parents and those who are connected with children and adolescents are more worried. What content is suitable for my child? Is it appropriate for his or her age? In the animation or film I have obtained for my child, is there useful and educational material? Some concerned parents, before showing films to their child, watch them once, or accompany the child in watching the work. But how correct is this method, and do all parents have the ability and the time for such a thing? Certainly not. What is the solution to this problem? How, by spending the least time, can one become informed of the content of products? Websites have come into being that help parents in these days so that their worries in choosing a book or film for their dear one are reduced.
Kodoumo, a reference for films, games, books and... for children
Kodoumo is an important and almost complete reference for all products that children or even adults can rely on. Kodoumo's experts review films and games suitable for children alongside animations, series and books. In addition there is a section where parents and children can write their own views and analysis of the film.
At the outset every piece of content, including films and games and books, is classified on the basis of age category. For each product there is a separate page. On this page, a useful summary of that product is presented. In addition, given the age category, indicators such as fear, violence or social abnormalities in various types of content have been scored. If a product has a positive role model or contains a positive message, it shows that.
Kodoumo's scoring
This site has set its audience as parents (and educators) and children. An important section of the site is also specifically for parents or educators. In this way it talks with parents about the product. It informs them of what points exist in which part of the film so that adults can better decide. This section to a good extent trains parents: 1. to talk with their child about the film or any product; 2. which version of the film adolescents had better watch; and 3. most important of all, it points out notes about the product's value system that may not have been mentioned anywhere.
Giving scores to these indicators is sensitive work. For example this site has given the film Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End, on the fear indicator, a score of 2 out of 5. Fathers and mothers and children as the end consumers of films and games and other content do not reach their purpose with this score. What does a score of 2 mean? What is its difference from a score of 1 or 3? Kodoumo answers this too. It fully explains how much people will be frightened by this film or which part of the film or which child-to-child or adolescent transfers these fears. In short it informs of the meaning of each indicator and specifies its criteria. Then on this same basis it gives a score.
- See the most popular film genres on Filimo here.
There are other sections on each page. Such as the story of the work, which fully recounts the story (it spoils the story!) or the details of the work which in films include the directing and acting team and so on.
Chi Khobe?
The site "Chi Khobe" when you open it, the first sentence is: "Select your child's age to see animations suitable for them". With this sentence and after that the age-category links, it makes the work simpler for parents and puts their minds at ease. This site, or in their own words, the reference for the educational analysis of animations, in addition to the web version, also has an application. On this site, in addition to animation, film is also reviewed, but there are no games for children.
On "Chi Khobe" too they have made a separate page for each film. The interesting point is that for each film there is also a link to Filimo or Namava. On the pages they have made specifically for each film there are various sections. They have written the story of each film with a spoiler warning. Another section is the educational critique and review of each film, which has apparently been written with great care and attention to detail. For example, each character's inappropriate behaviors are recorded with the reason or even the dialogue. It also scores educational indicators and, given the indicators, if the film has a particular feature, it informs.
This site too, like Kodoumo, conveys useful points to parents and also yields good information about the film and its margins. The difference of "Chi Khobe" from Kodoumo is in an attractive section that reviews the film's important and even minor characters. It enumerates the good and bad features of the heroes and antiheroes and shows the overall space of the story to the audience.
What suitable film and game for children do you know of?
Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian