Can't start apps bought in Mac App store

One of the users (my son) on my Mac is having trouble running programs bought on the Mac App Store. The account has parental controls "on" but as far as I can tell, all programs from the app store have been set so that they can be run.
If I restart the computer and log in as that user, the app can be run, but later on it won't start. Is there a preferences file that can get corrupted? Is there another way to fix this?
thanks!
Dan

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this but it did not fix the problem.
I did try turning off parental controls, which enabled me to run the program. I then turned parental controls on for the account, and am still able to run the program. I have had this behavior before though - something I do lets me run the program for a short time, but the problem returns a few hours later. I'll try it in the morning and see if it still works...

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