There are a lot of resources our there to help parents learn more about media options for their families. This post is the third in a series where we review websites that go in depth to give parents more information than you might get from a simple rating.
Kids-in-mind.com - "Kids-in-mind" offers reviews for parents to make their own decisions about movies for their children. Their reviews make no judgment on the content of the film, rather they just share what content is in the movie. They use three categories--sex/nudity, violence/gore and profanity. For each movie they give each category a rating of 0-10 based how much content is in that film for that category. A '0' in Violence/gore means there is no violence or gore in that film and a '10' means there is a lot. They also offer a detailed explanation of why the movie got that rating in that category, including a detailed objective description of the film’s content that falls in that category.
In the review of each movie they also have a section for substance abuse, discussion topics and messages the film conveys. The 'Kids-in-mind' sight does require a little more work, but makes it easier for parents to make their own judgments for their own children. We really appreciate this approach since parents know their own kids best and know what is appropriate for their own families.