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will COD turn my child into a raging maniac?
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What I can't understand is that some parents(like mine!!) got pissed at me playing the good aul sega megadrive for hours on end, yet were perfectly happy to let me watch telly!
I used to hate my parents for that except it was nintendo because im pro
. I actually asked Dad about this a few years ago and he said it was because i had no sense of anything else when i was playing games whereas i would get bored of tv after a while 0 -
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I may have wanted videogames all the time when I was young but looking back now I'm actually delighted my mother chose to raise me on books and animals and the outdoors and limit my time on the TV til I hit my mid teens.
I didn't get my first console til I was 14-- and even then I was only allowed on it for maybe 3 hours a day, tops, during summers (an hour during school). I made up for it in a short space of time, I love and adore videogames, but I really would've hated it if my entire childhood got sucked into them and I turned into an addict like so many actually have done.
Games as a hobby when you're older and can actually process and understand them and be responsible about them is grand. Children can't really do that til they hit a certain age, and self-monitoring/responsibility is out the window for most until well into their late teens.
I would let them play stuff like Portal very early on though.
Reading or music or playing outside are far more important up to the ages of probably about 11 or 12, though I'd phase it in around maybe 7 or 8, very limited though. When they're 16 (or when they show me they're sensible) they can do what they like in terms of games.
I have a 7 year old nephew who has a Wii, he loves games and my sister is happy to let him play them for an hour a night or so, he loves racing games (he actually puts me to shame playing stuff like F1 2010 and Gran Turismo, he can hold the racing line better than I can lol) and he loves stuff like Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy (even though hes always asking me to pass the harder stages for him) and he even enjos retro games. When he was a toddler I used to let him sit on my lap and play my ps2, he was happy out just mashing the buttons even if he wrecked my games of Kingom Hearts lol :pac:
but hes defintely very clever and well able to use logic and solve puzzles even as young as he is, and I wouldnt put it past games as being a big part of that, problem solving, hand eye co-ordination, its all part of it.
I dont agree with letting kids play stuff like GTA and MW2, and when I worked in HMV we used to warn so many parents who were buying stuff like San Andreas for the 9 year old sitting beside them, and these would be the same people who would be ringing Joe Duffy a few days later lambasting these "sick" games. Parental responsibility plays a big part, but theres nothing wrong with letting a kid play Mario Kart or something a few hours a week. I grew up playing video games, from the Atari to the Nes to the SNES to N64 and everything along the way, but me and my group of game nerd friends were still socialising, playing sports and doing everything else kids are supposed to do, even if an occasional 6hr session of Street Fighter 2 Turbo got in the way sometimes
tldr: games good in right doses, adult games not bad for kids, silly parents bad for kids.0 -
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I have a 7 year old nephew who has a Wii, he loves games and my sister is happy to let him play them for an hour a night or so, he loves racing games (he actually puts me to shame playing stuff like F1 2010 and Gran Turismo, he can hold the racing line better than I can lol) and he loves stuff like Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy (even though hes always asking me to pass the harder stages for him) and he even enjos retro games. When he was a toddler I used to let him sit on my lap and play my ps2, he was happy out just mashing the buttons even if he wrecked my games of Kingom Hearts lol :pac:
but hes defintely very clever and well able to use logic and solve puzzles even as young as he is, and I wouldnt put it past games as being a big part of that, problem solving, hand eye co-ordination, its all part of it.
I dont agree with letting kids play stuff like GTA and MW2, and when I worked in HMV we used to warn so many parents who were buying stuff like San Andreas for the 9 year old sitting beside them, and these would be the same people who would be ringing Joe Duffy a few days later lambasting these "sick" games. Parental responsibility plays a big part, but theres nothing wrong with letting a kid play Mario Kart or something a few hours a week. I grew up playing video games, from the Atari to the Nes to the SNES to N64 and everything along the way, but me and my group of game nerd friends were still socialising, playing sports and doing everything else kids are supposed to do, even if an occasional 6hr session of Street Fighter 2 Turbo got in the way sometimes
tldr: games good in right doses, adult games not bad for kids, silly parents bad for kids.
That's all well and good for him, it's just not how I would raise my kid. I think reading is the most important thing, because with reading comes knowledge and information and understanding and I'd rather them spend an afternoon with a book than a game.
Again, I love games just as much as anyone else but growing up? It would've ruined me, I wouldn't have the love or respect for books I have now. A lot of my generation hates books and reading and a lot of it has to do with way too much time sitting in front of a screen. I don't want that for my kid. I really don't. Not til they're at least 8, 9, or 10, depending on their maturity. And even then, VERY small doses.
If they were to play videogames it would be something like Portal-- engaging, interesting, fun, creative. Makes your brain work. But CoD or another popular adult game? No way. Not for violence reasons, but for the simple fact that they get addicted and there's no substance.0 -
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That's all well and good for him, it's just not how I would raise my kid. I think reading is the most important thing, because with reading comes knowledge and information and understanding and I'd rather them spend an afternoon with a book than a game.
Again, I love games just as much as anyone else but growing up? It would've ruined me, I wouldn't have the love or respect for books I have now. A lot of my generation hates books and reading and a lot of it has to do with way too much time sitting in front of a screen. I don't want that for my kid. I really don't. Not til they're at least 8, 9, or 10, depending on their maturity. And even then, VERY small doses.
If they were to play videogames it would be something like Portal-- engaging, interesting, fun, creative. Makes your brain work. But CoD or another popular adult game? No way. Not for violence reasons, but for the simple fact that they get addicted and there's no substance.
Oh he reads too, my sister is halfway through reading the Hobbit with him
I agree its all about balance, I dont think kids should be deprived of doing something they find fun but at the same time I dont want my kids if I ever have any gawping at a tv for hours a day either.0 -
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That's all well and good for him, it's just not how I would raise my kid. I think reading is the most important thing, because with reading comes knowledge and information and understanding and I'd rather them spend an afternoon with a book than a game.
Again, I love games just as much as anyone else but growing up? It would've ruined me, I wouldn't have the love or respect for books I have now. A lot of my generation hates books and reading and a lot of it has to do with way too much time sitting in front of a screen. I don't want that for my kid. I really don't. Not til they're at least 8, 9, or 10, depending on their maturity. And even then, VERY small doses.
If they were to play videogames it would be something like Portal-- engaging, interesting, fun, creative. Makes your brain work. But CoD or another popular adult game? No way. Not for violence reasons, but for the simple fact that they get addicted and there's no substance.
The thing is.... you dont have a child and you have no experience raising one. I agree with you that no 4 year old should be playing call of duty or any other adult game, but to say that being allowed to play games as a kid would ruin you is just silly. There are plenty of games that are great for children, some are just as beneficial to a child as reading a book would be, others are just great fun.... thats what children do btw... have fun. Obviously its different if your parents had let you play games 8 hours a day as a 5 year old.. but a few games of mario would do far more good than harm.
Oh, and your right to avoid wow players Life destroyer.. 0 -
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