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re: Anyone else not allow video games in their house?
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:37 am to PT24-7
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:37 am to PT24-7
I play video games once or twice a week... and I'm 34 with an 8 year old. She plays a couple of games on her iPad (roblox? I think)... she is allowed 15 min. of playing time after dinner and before bath, after homework has been completed along with studies. Just balance the shite, dude.... it's not that difficult.
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:37 am to PT24-7
I had video games as a kid—OG Nintendo from Santa circa 88–and I chose to be outside playing sports the vast majority of the time.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:39 am to PT24-7
My kids are in K and 3rd grade.
They are only allowed to play educational video games like Doom and GTA Vice City.
They are only allowed to play educational video games like Doom and GTA Vice City.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:43 am to PT24-7
I have an old Xbox 360 that I bought for my oldest son when he was younger. He could only play for an hour at a time and only on non-school days and only at night(rather him playing outside during the day). Same rule applies for my youngest son and it’s the same Xbox 360. His little padnas talk about playing yhe “newest” games and he has no idea. He does know how to fish, knows about guns and gun safety, knows how to socialize, and doesn’t melt when the sun hits him.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:44 am to PT24-7
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We have 3 kids between 1st-7th grade. I talk to a bunch of parents at school, sporting events, etc that tell me “I just can’t get them to put down the controller long enough to do…” it’s usually a frustration about grades or sports.
Played 3 sports, made straight A's, and played 3 hours of video games a night during the week in high school. Seems like the parents raised shitty kids.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:45 am to PT24-7
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“I just can’t get them to put down the controller long enough to do…”
There's the problem. Respect.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:45 am to PT24-7
School
Family Time
Sports/Social Activities
Video Games/Youtube/TV
This is the order of importance we've taught my son since he started school. He sticks by it because we, you know, parent our child and make sure he sticks by it. If a parent "cant get them to put the controller down" i dont think the video games are the actual problem.
Family Time
Sports/Social Activities
Video Games/Youtube/TV
This is the order of importance we've taught my son since he started school. He sticks by it because we, you know, parent our child and make sure he sticks by it. If a parent "cant get them to put the controller down" i dont think the video games are the actual problem.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:47 am to PT24-7
Billy Cosby was not a gamer. Don't let your kids grow up to be like Billy Cosby
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:47 am to PT24-7
Most gaming consoles nowadays have parental control features. You can easily restrict their access to certain days/hours or a set number of hours per day/week.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:51 am to PT24-7
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talk to a bunch of parents at school, sporting events, etc that tell me “I just can’t get them to put down the controller long enough to do…” i
Sounds like you know shitty parents and let the kids run the house.
Kids today are surrounded by computers, moderation is a better alternative.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:52 am to PT24-7
To put things into perspective. From 6th grade til about 10th grade when I got a job, my summers consisted of maximizing my time on my 360. I would spend 10-15 hours a day on my 360 during the summer and play till I fell asleep at night during school. I played a very unhealthy amount of video games.
I graduated with the biggest scholarship in my school. I have a bachelors and working on my masters and I absolutely love my job. Video games at a young age do not cause the damage that most people think it does.
I graduated with the biggest scholarship in my school. I have a bachelors and working on my masters and I absolutely love my job. Video games at a young age do not cause the damage that most people think it does.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:54 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:56 am to PT24-7
I incentivize video game time for my son. He plays HS and AAU basketball. You dunk in a game? 30 minutes video game play time. 15+ points? One hour. Triple double? Do wtf you want bruh. Lil Breightinton balls out on the reg now.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:56 am to PT24-7
I allow video games because I'm not a lazy, indulgent, parent and I do my job. I make sure to balance school, free time, sports, etc. Like all parents should. I'm not going to deprive my kids of things because I'm too lazy to regulate their activities.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:57 am to PT24-7
my parents did the ole let him decide what he wants gig.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:57 am to PT24-7
I didn't have any in the house for the longest time. Now we have a Switch that we use as a reward. Kid does what he's supposed/expected to, gets set amount of time on the Switch. It has a timer and will shut off after an hour or two, or whatever you want to set on the parental controls. Also can't use it after 8pm, as it automatically shuts off. If the kid starts messing up, gets his privileges revoked. You can have video games in the house and not let the kid run amok with it. You're the parent, so you control things.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:58 am to PT24-7
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“I just can’t get them to put down the controller long enough to do…”
The problem isn't the video game. The problem is poor parenting and not teaching self control. You know what you do if your kid doesn't do what you ask them, such as "put down the controller"? You take the game / console away for a period until they prove they will listen to you and control themselves.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:59 am to PT24-7
Your kids are gonna rebel against you, baw.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 9:00 am to PT24-7
It's not that I don't allow it because I would. We have a nintendo Wii I bought years ago they play occasionally, but with school, and baseball starting up they barely have time to do homework, eat dinner and take baths before bedtime. They do have iPads but they don't stay on them all of the time.
I grew up mostly without them because they weren't around as much. My little brother grew up a gamer though. As a kid I would rather be outside or dragging the streets with the neighborhood kids than play video games.
I grew up mostly without them because they weren't around as much. My little brother grew up a gamer though. As a kid I would rather be outside or dragging the streets with the neighborhood kids than play video games.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 9:02 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 9:01 am to PT24-7
We limit to a point as long as responsibilities are taken care of. Act like a fool and you lose it altogether for a time period.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 9:02 am to PT24-7
We don't "not allow" video games, we simply don't have a video game console. My kid doesn't even ask to play, but he does like to play on them when we go to friends houses. He has asked probably 2-3 times why don't we have one, and I simply say that every house has different rules.
For the comment about learning time management and skills etc through video games - ok maybe. But we actually play board games, play outside, read books. Playing advanced board games teaches you plenty. My kid beats me constantly in Monopoly and gets straight A's at school (elementary school).
I do agree it is about balance, but both my SO and I are not into video games, therefore we don't have it in our house.
For the comment about learning time management and skills etc through video games - ok maybe. But we actually play board games, play outside, read books. Playing advanced board games teaches you plenty. My kid beats me constantly in Monopoly and gets straight A's at school (elementary school).
I do agree it is about balance, but both my SO and I are not into video games, therefore we don't have it in our house.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 9:04 am
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