do you let your children play xbox or any video games
my 5 yr old just got a xbox 360 from a friend. And he wants to play all the time we bought him the new lego batman game and my mom thinks he is too young to play. He does know how to play it and really enjoys it. I mean it upset me that she thinks he dont understand and hes to little. Do you let your children play video games? And is two hrs a day to much time?
We are huge gamers so the kids have access to computer, Wii, PS2 (the PS3 just died after 5 years, but man that PS2 sure takes a beating, it has been around for 10 years!), the older three have GameBoy Advances, one just got my husband's old DS (Hubby got the 3DS.....), I have an iPad my ASD has a page on that he plays from (until I can afford one for him)... My oldest has an iPod Touch.
During the summer months, the kids have unlimited access to it all, but during the school months, only after all chores and homework for everyone is done do they get access. And the first time I see a grade drop below a B, they get that access taken away until the grade comes back up.
Simply put, this is me:
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if it was my own kid i would only let them play learning games sometimes, not xbox tho, nintendo is better suited, but my bf's kids play the xbox all the time and they are 4 and 8, i dont agree with it and i dont agree with the games the play, like halo and call of duty online, talking to people they dont know, apparently the 8 year old has been playing halo since he was three, this has created problems and attitudes with them, they always wanted to play video games and do nothing else, the 8 yr old just learned to ride a bike because i put a stop to the games, they are now limited to 1 hr a day after they do all of their chores.
Quoting neptunekitty:if it was my own kid i would only let them play learning games sometimes, not xbox tho, nintendo is better suited, but my bf's kids play the xbox all the time and they are 4 and 8, i dont agree with it and i dont agree with the games the play, like halo and call of duty online, talking to people they dont know, apparently the 8 year old has been playing halo since he was three, this has created problems and attitudes with them, they always wanted to play video games and do nothing else, the 8 yr old just learned to ride a bike because i put a stop to the games, they are now limited to 1 hr a day after they do all of their chores.
Yikes! Call of Duty and Halo isn't for an 8 & 4 year old! I'm definitely with you on that! There are so many age appropriate games out there that finding fun games for kids that age is effortless.
My son has a handheld V tech that we use for in the car, but other than that no. Video games are banded in my house until after the kids are asleep than my hubby plays his games. We have thought about getting him a ds in a yr or so when hes 8 yrs old, and if we do there will be a stricted playing schedule of 2 hours a day period. We are about to buy a farm so i want to teach the kids alittle about farming ( its a 5 acre farm) and about working the land.. so for us video games arent really his thing..
My son is autistic. The one thing can do above and beyond is play video games. I only let him play age appropriate kids games like like Little big planet ect. There are so many learning game out there now. For us it has been a positive. It helps with coordination and motor skills. Believe it or not my son learned word from his games. He did speak until he started playing and now he knows their names and can mimic the sounds. With my older children I always wanted them to spend more time outside or with friends than play games. But with my younger son it has been positive influence. You have to do what you feel is right.
My kids play games, but we limit the time. We bought them and xbox 360 and made it a point to buy them only kinect games so that they have to actually move and get some exercise. We also review the games before we purchase them for them to make sure everything is age appropriate. If we buy a game that is not...usually for ourselves....we put those games in an area that the kids cannot access them. They have a limit of 1 hour a day (maybe 2 if it is raining or too cold outside for them to play) and then we make them do something else. Games aren't bad as long as you limit them and make sure that's not their life. After all, they have to have some fun. They kinect is just an added bonus of actual exercise. The ones my kids like the best are wipe out and disney's rush. Both actually take a good bit of energy. Wipe out may be a little hard for your 5 year old but he would probably also love Rush (a bunch of games in one disk including Cars, Incredibles, Rattatoui (however you spell it, Lol), Toy story, and one other...cant remember). Time limits are good....trust me. I have my younger boys who have time limits now because I also have an 18 year old I learned from. My younger boys know how to fill in their time without games. As my oldest got older without the time limits he never wanted to do anything else.....didn't know how to occupy himself without the games. It turned into a real problem at times. Especially since we lived outside of town. (And what does he want to do with his life? Be a game designer of course. Lol. Not that he couldn't...just a hard field to get into. Thank goodness he has to get a degree in something more reasonable that will get him a good job in computers before he can specialize in this area. Totally off the subject but......)
My kids play video games. They have a Wii and xbox 360. It is great for my son with Asperger's. He always talks about his favorite video games and it is the only thing he has in common with other kids his age. I also use it as a motivator. If he doesn't have good behavior at school he doesn't get to play. It is what got him through kindergarten and 1st grade! They play age appropiate games, like mario, sonic, and anything lego.
Thaddeus is 12 next month and now has to earn the privilege of playing video games other than his DS. To earn time he must show responsibility, non damaging behaviors, and attempt good attitude. Not all at once but throughout the day. Depending on the day we may or may not set a time frame, we no longer use the term limit that just sets him off. Instead, we tell him he has till this time or we set a timer for him, This seems to work for now, but if you ask me tomorrow it may not. Darn monetary values change all the time. What an adventure he is.
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- xavier929
on Jul. 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM