re: How young is too young in your opinion to play fortnite or PubG

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God bless y'all are rough. I won't question how you raise them as that is your decision but why so little gaming?

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My kids just act different when they are interacting with the game Fornite, It is all they want to talk about.

I also think 3 or so hours a weekend is a lot of gaming.

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I also think 3 or so hours a weekend is a lot of gaming.

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Do you also stop watching a football game at the 3 hour mark, because 3 or so hours is a lot of TV for a weekened?

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My kids just act different when they are interacting with the game Fornite, It is all they want to talk about.

I also think 3 or so hours a weekend is a lot of gaming.

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god forbid you let your kids be kids.

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My point is not to ridicule you but to see a different side of the argument.

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I parent the way I parent, I have a 21 year old college senior down to a 7 year old.

My kids have lots of friends and lots of interest, they are given every opportunity to 'be kids' (as mentioned in the thread earlier). My definition of being 'kids' is different than most on here I suppose, because I think that 3 hours of consecutive gaming is plenty.

On a typical Saturday we have plenty of things to do, soccer, baseball, hunting camp, birthday parties, travel to see grandparents, etc. There simply is very little room for gaming.

Sundays are busy till 1PM, they disappear till 4 or so. For this time they have kids come over, they all get in the game room and go nuts. They watch the you tube videos of others playing fortnite, they are oblivious to the outside world. That is enough. Period.

I dont know how many parents I hear that say they dont like the way Fortnite is affecting the kids, yet have them disappear for entire weekends into their rooms, staying up till stupid late.


Now to address point two made, which is my football watching as that seems to get alot of attention.

I love the Tiger football games, yes I do. I also watch them for about 4 hours a week. During the game my responsibilities as a parent, spouse, or friend do not stop. And IF Tiger football carried over to me displaying negative behavior or changing the interactions with my friends of family after the game, I would need to be limited.

But, given that I am 49 and my brain is fully developed, my behavior and habits do not change. Kids do change behavior with excessive exposure to gaming. Or my kids do, and that is who I am responsible for raising.

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We went to a school fundraising even the other night. I look over, and my son and all his friends are all having like a Fortnite dance off, doing all the stupid skin dances and such (my son takes great pride in his ability to Orange Justice).

It's really crazy how much this game has taken over kid culture right now (Minecraft was similar, but Fortnite seems to be more impactful currently).

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We went to a school fundraising even the other night. I look over, and my son and all his friends are all having like a Fortnite dance off, doing all the stupid skin dances and such (my son takes great pride in his ability to Orange Justice).

It's really crazy how much this game has taken over kid culture right now (Minecraft was similar, but Fortnite seems to be more impactful currently).

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Oh, it is all they do. After scoring a goal the other day my kid is doing fancy feet all the way back to the center line. I also have an Orange Justice lover, and my 7 year old has a zany that will crack you up.

I know all the dances, I lay on the couch and watch them play for a while. Hell, I play myself when they are playing. Contrary to what people may perceive, I like the game.

I wasn't really trying to target your football watching but point out the weird arbitrary number that doesn't seem to be based on anything. There is a level that is too much, but 3 hours over 2 days seems kinda odd.

What number isn’t odd?

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I let my 7yr old have my XB1s last year

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https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/09/fortnite_mindcraft_join_other_platforms_where_pred.html

Yes. We’ve considered it in trying to teach self regulation and moderation. One issue is that we are fairly busy during the week with mountain biking, wrestling, homework and music.The other issue is that when we’ve allowed it during the week, it’s a battle every time we try to get him off each night.

My 7 year old plays Fortnite all the time. I don't let him buy anything except the battle pass or use the mic unless it's someone in the family. The game play itself is pretty harmless, I'm more worried about the people he could end up talking to than that.