As your kids grow up, there are tons of important milestones you want to catch on tape - from their first birthday to their college graduation and everything in between.

But nothing's worse than finding out after the fact that your footage isn't exactly memorable! So to avoid any potential home video pitfalls, check out these helpful tips from Robert Vince, the writer-director-producer of Disney’s Buddies movies:

Watch Your Lighting

While your electronic accessories don't define you as a person, there are always ways that a gadget can show off your unique style.

This is true whether you're a career-driven working mom with a Blackberry glued to your hand, or a free spirited artist with your well-worn Nook bearing the paint smudges of your latest work. Or maybe you just like to match your iPad with your outfit.

Video games are present in almost every home in America. In fact, according to the Entertainment Software Association, in 2009, 68 percent of American households played video or computer games. While playing video games in moderation isn’t likely to affect the family in a negative way, if playing video games interferes with family life, the effects of video games on the family must be analyzed.

Handheld gadgets such as Apple's iPod can bring entertainment to a whole new level, offering plenty of gigabyte space that will allow you to not only listen to music, but also watch movies wherever you are. However, before you can enjoy hours of entertainment, you have to put movies onto your iPod. Downloading movies from the iTunes Store is not particularly difficult once you understand the process.

According to Entertainment Software Association, 67 percent of American households play computer and video games, as of 2010. In addition, 64 percent of parents believe games are a positive part of their children's lives. Xbox, which is one of the top providers of video games, offer a variety of options to cater to every gamer, including video games played by families.

To say that kids like to play video games is like saying men like to have the remote control or that women like diamonds. It's a given. The Kaiser Family Foundation website reported in 2002 that 92 percent of kids aged 2 to 17 play video games and spend an average of about an hour a day doing so. As a parent, you probably want to make sure your child is playing family video games.

Although it may seem that the most popular video games out there are violent or focus on subjects that are not appropriate for children, in recent years, family-friendly games have become popular for systems, such as the PlayStation 2. According to "The Independent" newspaper, a majority of the best-selling games of 2009 were family-friendly. Family games are available for all game systems, even the PlayStation 2.