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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 LSUGrrrl
I guess I just don’t see what benefit the games bring to my kids? What is the goal of this balance ?
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:31 am to LSUGrrrl
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Why can’t you just parent to a balance?
This.
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
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I guess I just don’t see what benefit the games bring to my kids? What is the goal of this balance ?
Yeah letting your kids have fun every once in awhile is for the birds
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 8:33 am to UndercoverBryologist
I don’t think my kids are smart enough to be the next elon musk
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 daughter has a tablet but its limited during the school week.
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
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