With the boost of sex and physical violence on tv, or as George Carlin suches as to delicately put it, "Sax and Violins", parents have to be more cautious than ever before about what they enable their children to watch. But how do they do that? Unless they have actually got some kind of guide or know every film that's ever before come out there is just no way they can possibly know if a film or program is suitable for their child.

The TV rating system to the rescue.

Basically, the TV rating system is a system put in place that evaluates a programs sex and violence content and rates the program accordingly. This score is then displayed, normally at the left hand edge of your TV screen. By doing this, when you turn a program on you will immediately understand if it is something you desire your child to see. How? Well, the scores are very well defined, though there are some gray areas.



Let's cover the fundamental scores so you have a concept of exactly what to anticipate.

TV Y - This is the lowest, or least offensive rating. A program with a TV Y score is deemed to be suitable for kids of all ages. This can be either animated or live action. The themes of these programs are normally also geared to an extremely young audience in between the ages of 2 and 6. This program needs to in no way discouraged a kid.

TELEVISION Y7 - This program is generally created for children age 7 and older. Usually this type of program is tailored to kids who could separate in between make believe and reality. There may be some mild fantasy themes or comedic violence. It might be feasible for children under 7 to be frightened by these programs. If a program has a lot of dream physical violence then it might be provided a qualifier to this score and be designated TV Y7 FV.

TV G - This program is for people of all ages. It is not especially meant for young children but must be okay for them to enjoy. These are usually your household oriented programs that seldom if ever consist of styles that could be inappropriate for kids.

TELEVISION PG - This program might include material that is not suitable for children like mild violence or pointers of sex. Moms and dads could want to see these shows with their children to respond to any questions they might have about it. These programs sometimes will additionally have some suggestive language. TELEVISION PG shows will usually have a qualifier attached to them also such as V for moderate physical violence, L for language or S for sexual situations.

TV 14 - This program is for kids over the age of 14. Moms and dads are highly cautioned to view these programs with their children. These programs typically have either intense physical violence, sturdy sexual situations, strong language or really suggestive discussion.

TELEVISION MA - These programs are intended for mature audiences only. These are generally not for kids under 17 and usually consist of either graphic physical violence, specific sex, or very unrefined language. Qualifiers will be attached to these as well so the moms and dad understands what is included. However most likely it will not matter as they most likely won't desire their kids to view these programs anyway.

With the above guidelines, moms and dads need to have no trouble overseeing exactly what they want their children to view.