Let's be honest. Being a parent is no joke. It is one thing to manage the task just fine when everyday life rolls and goes with its routines. But when it comes to an all-consuming pandemic that puts everything to the test, it doesn't make the job any easier.
Are you not from Norway and interested in Norwegian movie culture? Here is a list of some of the best Norwegian films from the last 15 years. Turn on subtitles, so maybe you will learn a little Norwegian as well.
Are you new in Norway and wonder if there are Norwegian Christmas films? Then you have come to the right place. Read on.
Set limits on playtime, chat, in-game purchases, and select age limits for content download. How to set up your Xbox One console for kids.
Customize your child's mobile phone and tablet (Android/Google). Set limits on time spent, purchases, age restrictions on apps, communications, and website visits.
Block inappropriate websites, set screen time limits, and prevent children from installing games, apps, and programs without your permission.
By choosing good settings parents can make their iPads and iPhones safer for kids. It can prevent children from purchasing content without parental permission, downloading inappropriate apps and games, and visiting websites that they shouldn't. But the system is not completely impermeable.
The Norwegian Media Authority (Medietilsynet) offers brochures that give quick tips to parents when it comes to their children's gaming habits.
REVIEW: The popular call of duty series offers a standalone, free battle royale game with a realistic feel. Please note that the game has been rated from 18 years of age by PEGI.
REVIEW: This year's FIFA offers an amazing football experience and great meetings with sporting icons. However, the game offers only a few adjustments from last year's release in the series.
Unregulated mobile use and gaming can come at the expense of nighttime sleep. What you can do to provide children with a routine to improve their circadian rhythm (the natural, internal process of the body that regulates the sleep-wake cycle).
REVIEW: Super-creative building game that gives kids the opportunity to create whatever their imagination might envisage!
There are a lot of suspicious websites, apps, and videos on the internet promising free game currency for Fortnite, FIFA, and Roblox. Most often it is fraud and deception.
Read more about the rights you have and how to proceed to get your money back.
Set restrictions for games and apps with a high age limit, purchase of games and content, chat and time spending. Control everything from the Microsoft app on your phone, or directly on the game console.
Nintendo's family-friendly console can be adapted for both young and old in the household. Get an overview of playtime and set various restrictions with your smartphone or directly on your console.
Screen out games and apps with a high age limit; limit chat and purchases of games and content; and set limits on time spent. Control everything from Sony's app on your phone, or directly on your game console.
REVIEW WITH ADVICE TO PARENTS: A violent television series from South Korea has become very popular in many countries. Many thinks that it could be the most-watched series on Netflix ever.
DISAGREEMENT: - There is no connection between violent video games and aggressiveness of the gamers, says gaming researcher Rune Mentzoni. But violence researcher Ragnhild Bjørnebekk disagrees.
Roblox is a platform that provides access to thousands of games and a place where kids and young people can chat and be with friends.
All computer games released in Europe are marked with recommended age limits from PEGI. What do the different PEGI icons mean? Who is behind PEGI? How are the age limits determined? Read here:
FOR PARENTS: Barnevakten is a Norwegian organization that provides tips and advice to children, parents, and teachers on the safe and conscious use of digital media. Are you new in Norway? This article may give you some introductory tips on children’s media use.
One day I asked my son what he gets out of by looking at fictional characters killing each other. He answered me with a question.
As parents, we always hope that our children will do well at school and succeed later in their careers. However, the definition of success in our digital age has changed, careers are not only limited to old-fashioned professions. A YouTuber can now earn more than an engineer. A professional gamer is as well known as a football star.
Norwegian survey about 4 – 6-year-olds' screen use and the corona outbreak in the spring of 2020.
"Skjermet Barndom?" is a report covering two quantitative web-based surveys related to children's screen-use. One for the parents of primary school children and the other for primary school teachers.
–We have not come to Norway to let our children waste time on computer games. At home, they are only allowed to play on the weekends, says the father, Nashaat (42).