June is Entertainment Ratings & Labeling Awareness Month, as declared by a coalition of industry groups through their Coalition of Entertainment Retail Trade Associations (CERTA). This annual awareness campaign encourages retailers and theatres to review their training policies and reinforce the importance of ratings, and make sure they can best inform parents about appropriate game, movie and mucis choices for their children.

“There is a bounty of wonderful entertainment options for people of all ages, and the music labeling and motion picture and video game rating systems can help parents choose the right entertainment for their children,” CERTA declared. “While the decision as to what is appropriate for a particular child ultimately rests with the parent, retailers can and do play an important role in empowering parents with the tools necessary to make those decisions: the entertainment ratings and labeling systems.”

At GamerPops, we believe that parents should almost be making the decision on what’s appropriate for the child to be playing, and we encourage retailers to be responsible and informative. We see enough stories of outraged parents finding their 12 year old playing Call of Duty, and we know that is easily preventable through informed and engaged parenting.

And if you are confused about whether a game is appropriate? Feel free to contact GamerPops or tweet us at @GamerPops and we’ll help you out.