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Anyone else not allow video games in their house?
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:28 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:28 am
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.
Anyone else not allow video games? Just seems like a very easy solution. I ask these parents why they don’t just sell their system and they act like that’s an act of war. I really don’t get it and just curious if anyone else feels the same way?
Anyone else not allow video games? Just seems like a very easy solution. I ask these parents why they don’t just sell their system and they act like that’s an act of war. I really don’t get it and just curious if anyone else feels the same way?
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:30 am to PT24-7
Your children will murder you in your sleep when they get old enough to swing an axe.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:30 am to PT24-7
I know many parents who limit the time on them fairly aggressively… for example they don’t allow the system on at all during the week. Seems reasonable to me.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:30 am to PT24-7
Weekend only for games.
Can watch YouTube on weeknights as long as it’s educational in nature.
Currently my boy is on a How It’s Made binge.
Can watch YouTube on weeknights as long as it’s educational in nature.
Currently my boy is on a How It’s Made binge.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:30 am to PT24-7
Half the dorks around here get fussed at by their wives because they won't put down the video games and help with the kids
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:30 am to PT24-7
I guess I’m lucky. Neither of my kids really play video games much. We have a Switch and Xbox. My son will stay up late some weekends playing but not very often. Some of his friends take their console with them everywhere they go.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:31 am to PT24-7
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Anyone else not allow video games? Just seems like a very easy solution. I ask these parents why they don’t just sell their system and they act like that’s an act of war. I really don’t get it and just curious if anyone else feels the same way?
Your kids will resent you, play video games at friends' house, and their friends will not want to come to your house.
Moderation, MFer. Learn it. Instill it.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:32 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:31 am to PT24-7
Sounds like the parents' fault. My core group of friends were hardcore gamers in middle and high-school and basically the entire group had great grades, played a sport, and turned into productive adults
Between school, sports, chores & dinner, its not like kids have all that much time on weekdays to rot their brain out gaming. If they are getting their shite done, I'll let my future kids do pretty much do whatever legal entertainment they want
Between school, sports, chores & dinner, its not like kids have all that much time on weekdays to rot their brain out gaming. If they are getting their shite done, I'll let my future kids do pretty much do whatever legal entertainment they want
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:56 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:32 am to PT24-7
Elon Musk made his first little bit of fortune ($25,000) as a 14 year old when he wrote a computer game.
It’s all in how you raise your kid to have perspective on what’s important.
Edit: Maybe he was 10 and maybe it was only $500. But the point remains. Video games have been the primary at-home entertainment and socialization hub for teens for 40 years. Lots of good kids have grown up since then. And a lot of absolutely worthless kids too. Video games don’t seem to be the deciding factor.
It’s all in how you raise your kid to have perspective on what’s important.
Edit: Maybe he was 10 and maybe it was only $500. But the point remains. Video games have been the primary at-home entertainment and socialization hub for teens for 40 years. Lots of good kids have grown up since then. And a lot of absolutely worthless kids too. Video games don’t seem to be the deciding factor.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:37 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:32 am to PT24-7
I feel not allowing them time on a device is going to put them at a disadvantage to other kids. They need to earn time for gaming and such, but they need to keep up with technology. It is the future.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:32 am to PT24-7
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This post was edited on 10/26/22 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:34 am to PT24-7
I’m not going to allow that shite. Luckily I have three girls and girls don’t seem as into to video games as boys. I was never really into them growing up or now.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:34 am to PT24-7
My 11 yr old and 6 yr old son rock the 1994 Madden on super Nintendo and occasionally play a Wii system. If I see it starts to become a problem I take it away from time to time and force them to go outside or play board games.
Why dont parents just say no? Is it your house or not?
Why dont parents just say no? Is it your house or not?
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:35 am to PT24-7
I have friends on both extremes. Couple only have one tv in the house and it has local channels. They allow no video games, and control the amount of TV their kids watch.
I know others who essentially use TV/phones or tablets/and video games as a babysitter. The only rules they have is a bedtime where it is all turned off.
I can only say from experience that the first group seems well ahead developmentally than the second. They "play", read, or do their chores instead of plopping down in front of the tv. They also have better manners than the others, which likely says more about the overall parenting than the tv/games point.
I know others who essentially use TV/phones or tablets/and video games as a babysitter. The only rules they have is a bedtime where it is all turned off.
I can only say from experience that the first group seems well ahead developmentally than the second. They "play", read, or do their chores instead of plopping down in front of the tv. They also have better manners than the others, which likely says more about the overall parenting than the tv/games point.
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:36 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:35 am to PT24-7
I play video games but my children never really see me play them, I only play after they go to sleep. As my son and daughter get older I might play some with them on the weekends, but I have a feeling on the weekdays when they need to be socializing, doing homework, or going to events there will be almost 0 video gaming in the house while they are awake.
I'm a huge gamer, but everything is ok in moderation, and some people do let their kids play way too much video games. But to each his own, and I think as a gamer I also have a better understanding of what "too much" is, but also I know which games are appropriate and what to look for if my children start showing signs of gaming addiction. (and I also have a better grasp and getting them to put the controller down... shoot, they know I video game, but they know I never neglect stuff around the house or them to play them. Gotta lead by example)
ETA: We also don't watch TV in my house except the last 30 minutes before bed to "cool down".
I'm a huge gamer, but everything is ok in moderation, and some people do let their kids play way too much video games. But to each his own, and I think as a gamer I also have a better understanding of what "too much" is, but also I know which games are appropriate and what to look for if my children start showing signs of gaming addiction. (and I also have a better grasp and getting them to put the controller down... shoot, they know I video game, but they know I never neglect stuff around the house or them to play them. Gotta lead by example)
ETA: We also don't watch TV in my house except the last 30 minutes before bed to "cool down".
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 8:37 am
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:36 am to PT24-7
All the kids I know that sucked at video games were also dumb and performed poorly in school. I on the other hand kicked arse in everything and then I got to college and had to learn how to study. Sucked but then I started giving myself tokens for every page I read. After 100 pages of reading I got a new life. Now I have all these extra lives that I don't know what to do with them.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:36 am to PT24-7
My kids never cared much about them. They had an Xbox that probably had less than 100 hrs on it before I gave it away.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:36 am to PT24-7
No, my kids would much rather play outside, they play video games if it’s raining or on the weekends at night.
The parents who it become a problem for are probably lazy and use the video games as a crutch to not parent their kids
If you’re keeping things out of your house there are much better options these days
The parents who it become a problem for are probably lazy and use the video games as a crutch to not parent their kids
If you’re keeping things out of your house there are much better options these days
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:36 am to PT24-7
quote:They have an Xbox, but it's the primary bargaining chip in the venerated case of Mom vs. Kids in our house.
not allow video games in their house
Didn't do your chores, finish your homework, refrain from sibling-on-sibling crime. etc.? That's a week without Xbox. Want to argue? That's another week. Otherwise, they get 1 hour of "electronic time" a day, strictly enforced.
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