A Guide to Safe Video Games
Is there a way to identify and buy safe video games for children? Yes: the PEGI system. PEGI stands for Pan European Game Information, Europe's official rating system for video games based on age and content. Its purpose is to give consumers—parents especially—clear, useful information when making purchases.
PEGI is recognized and used across Europe and is backed by the European Commission, which sees it as a model for coordinating child protection standards at the European level.
Info: Pegi.info
Tough Parents Everywhere
They are parents of disabled young people united in a single purpose: to make their voices heard and secure a better future for their children. Time moves quickly, but our understanding of disability has not kept pace. That's why they created "Tough Parents Everywhere"—a network of parents from across Italy who aim to become a resource for other families and a voice that policymakers and disability professionals must listen to.
For information: genitoritosti.it
Dinner in the Dark
Sharing a good meal in complete darkness might turn out to be an extraordinary experience. A darkness that befriends you, where each person can discover—guided by sensitive, knowledgeable staff—the wealth of four other senses we tend to neglect because sight drowns them out. Sitting in darkness for an extended time isn't about trying to imagine what it's like to be blind. It's simply about letting ourselves experience the enormous richness of all our senses without the distraction of appearance. For a society so obsessed with the visual, it might be a way to reclaim the sense of simply being—to step back from the frenzy and find a different rhythm in how we experience time, things, and each other.
For info: cenanelbuio.com