~pull up a chair... and come on in~

[greybeard]

Personally, if you can at all, continue the "no video games" thing, I'd stay firm on it, but I guess it depends on the age of the "kids".


I see SO MANY young teenagers today, just wasting their lives away playing games (and adults too) I can't help but see the games as the devil's own invention. Sorry if that bites any CT gamers, but it's how I feel.

(Of course, it's easy for me to say, since my youngest child is in his 30s with a family of his own)

 

[Williamsv]

I guess I am bullheaded too, but I never let my daughter have video games. As a teacher, I saw first hand what they did to one child that became obsessed with them. I have read too many studies on the harmful effects of video games on children.
That was never a problem with us. She knew how I felt about them. That was a long time ago, as she is 32 now. I know the games are much worse today than then. Children can find better things to do.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Somebody shoot me straight, and I can take it. We don't let the kids have video games. I personally think they are a waste of time. My son has approached me twice lately wanting one. He says it's dark by 5:00, and wouldn't hurt a thing if we put it on the same restriction as TV (only after supper, and before bedtime). Am I beeing bullheaded about the video games?

I can't give parenting advice, but from a outsider I would think it might be ok after supper before bed, just wouldn't want it to get to be a 4 hour a day kind of thing for him. He has a point about it being dark at 5. Personally it wasn't ever a problem with me because I liked being outside doing things whenever possible and video games got boring after a little while.

 

[3waycross]

Somebody shoot me straight, and I can take it. We don't let the kids have video games. I personally think they are a waste of time. My son has approached me twice lately wanting one. He says it's dark by 5:00, and wouldn't hurt a thing if we put it on the same restriction as TV (only after supper, and before bedtime). Am I beeing bullheaded about the video games?

My oldest kids had no video games were all state atheletes and had more friends than I could count. The youngest had the games and has had very few close friends and virtually no sports.

they don't call them a nofrendo for nothing. If you don't have one stay that way. They stifle imagination and creativity.

 

[highgrit]

I don't see a problem with video games. My kids waste more time on Facebook and texting back and forth. It's just all entertainment in my eyes.

 

[Deepsouth]

My girls had a wii. It was actually fun for the whole family because we could all play it together at the same time. They never got what I would call hooked on it at all. Just like almost everything else kids do they got bored with pretty quick. Its a fun game that you play baseball, golf, tennis, bowl, throw darts and just about any sport you can think of. It is really designed for the whole family and it is fun.

 

[OwnedByTheCow]

my family got an xbox 360 about two or three years ago. I used to play games like just dance and a lot of games where we had to jump around and such. never got any of those sitting and remote controll games. We played it a lot when my family first got it but we got so busy that we don't play it any more except when my friends and family are over.

 

[Kingfisher]

I'm hungry....biscuits and bacon gravy. I'll probably have a couple of eggs too while I can still afford em

 

[M5farm]

Peppered bacon and toast. We were out of eggs this morning and chickens arnt laying at this time

 

[Isomade]

VIDEO GAMES- All things in moderation. It wont hurt a thing for that boy to get to play vdeo games on a limited basis. I had them my whole life and was allowed to play when it was dark, or too bad out to do anything else. All I ever cared for was sports games and still play Madden 2015 a couple times per week when the kids go to bed. Just like with movies you have to watch what he plays, some games are for adults only, but you wouldnt know it by the package. They have a rodeo game you know...

 

[rockridgecattle]

Video games....caveat, I'm not a parent...take with a grain of salt

I would say no to limited use. Never alone.

I would never connect the games for on line playing. I would lock out the router from connecting to the device. Why? Because as a parent you would never know who they are texting on line and what they are texting or sharing. Play station has this thing called play station home. It's like a mall like thing where you and your avatar get to go and meet others and chat in a group or private. Go to movies to to other games, play house, find secluded spots etc.

My husband had a play station. It met with the untimely demise of a sledge hammer (along with a few other devices) My handy work...a story for another time.

Unlike a computer or tablet or iproduct, play station and Xbox can not be monitored. If I was a parent and if my children were under 18 you can bet I would have their devices parental locked on content and an filtre product put on the device. A key stroke logger of some kind. Like web watcher.
Considering 75% of kids have either accessed or been exposed to porn before they are 10, and a life long addiction to porn is worse than an addiction to cocaine or heroin, on line access would be seriously restricted...in any form. Unfiltered web access for any minor is a disaster. We wounded hand our 10 year olds a joint or a alcoholic beverage or harsher drugs would we? Then why do we give them freedom of the Internet and hope they can control themselves?

Sorry to be a downer

 

[Ouachita]

A downer? You are the party pooper :lol2:
I agree with you. 100% :clap:

 

[MO_cows]

We had video games for our son but didn't connect them online. And limited the time to play, he wasn't allowed to hole up and play for hours on end.

We still play with the wii as a family, do bowling tournaments and do the fitness module to see who can get the "youngest" ranking. Tickles my 70-something dad to death when he gets down in the 20's.

 

[greybeard]

Video games....caveat, I'm not a parent...take with a grain of salt

I would say no to limited use. Never alone.

I would never connect the games for on line playing. I would lock out the router from connecting to the device. Why? Because as a parent you would never know who they are texting on line and what they are texting or sharing. Play station has this thing called play station home. It's like a mall like thing where you and your avatar get to go and meet others and chat in a group or private. Go to movies to to other games, play house, find secluded spots etc.

My husband had a play station. It met with the untimely demise of a sledge hammer (along with a few other devices) My handy work...a story for another time.

Unlike a computer or tablet or iproduct, play station and Xbox can not be monitored. If I was a parent and if my children were under 18 you can bet I would have their devices parental locked on content and an filtre product put on the device. A key stroke logger of some kind. Like web watcher.
Considering 75% of kids have either accessed or been exposed to porn before they are 10, and a life long addiction to porn is worse than an addiction to cocaine or heroin, on line access would be seriously restricted...in any form. Unfiltered web access for any minor is a disaster. We wounded hand our 10 year olds a joint or a alcoholic beverage or harsher drugs would we? Then why do we give them freedom of the Internet and hope they can control themselves?

Sorry to be a downer

I am starting an online petition to ban the internet. :hide:

 

[wacocowboy]

Somebody shoot me straight, and I can take it. We don't let the kids have video games. I personally think they are a waste of time. My son has approached me twice lately wanting one. He says it's dark by 5:00, and wouldn't hurt a thing if we put it on the same restriction as TV (only after supper, and before bedtime). Am I beeing bullheaded about the video games?

It wouldn't hurt for him to have a video game as long as you limit the time and games he can play. I had them was pretty limited to sports games like Madden and time was limited also. I basically only played at night or bad weather days when I was young I would rather go do outdoors stuff with friends.

 

[M5farm]

The hunting games are fun. It would not hurt in my opinion. But it's your convictions.

 

[Hook]

A guy I know is a single dad. He just bought his kids all 4 halo games. He thinks he's the greatest dad in the world, because now his kids "can play for hours on end just like he did" in college. I just gotta shake my head

 

[Bigfoot]

I'm still undecided. I actually do appreciate the input. It's rained here all day, and the kids have been in the house all day. I can see how there may have been "some" benefit to having one today. We did go "old school" and play a game of clue at the kitchen table.

 

[Hook]

I can't stand the dang things. But despite that, we have an Xbox that gets more use getting Netflix than anything else. Any games we rent are appropriately rated and strict time limits are placed. Grand theft auto and the like are strictly forbidden

 

[cross_7]

My oldest never really got into video games and was completely dedicated to baseball and ended up playing college ball
The youngest was a more gifted athlete and was a super star in the making, but discovered video games
I had to set time limits and used it as a reward and punishment
He completely lost interest in anything related to sports.
He just finished his doctorate in electrical engineering and has job offers from all over with starting pay well over a 100k
That's my only experience with video games
I can't say whether it really hurts anything
As others said game selection and time limits probably has more to do with it than anything

EDIT
Not all games are crime related, shooting, drugs and etc
There are games that do require thinking, planning, strategy and etc