Will this some day be my child's fate?
I know not all gamers are geeks (or worse). I know that many have avid gaming interests and are still interactive, socially conscious human beings. I also know, however, too much about the industry, the dark side, the evil-doers!
Even at the most fundamental, gaming can rob a family of togetherness, and I treasure that very highly. So, we had our first 'family meeting' last night. I explained to mom and the 1 and 4 yr olds that I had, admittedly, lost the battle on the abuse of television in my household. I had, in addition, contributed to other infringements on our time together. However, I firmly asserted, with plugging in this video game, there would be some rules: 1)Never play alone 2)Never play more than 30 minutes a day. Well, we'll see how it goes. I just wanted to document here that I had made some effort to stop what I anticipate will be a tidal flow of media influence and infringement in our home. There, I tried.
5 comments:
Try as you may, consider yourself screwed! Sorry to discourage but once video games enter the picture, there's seldom going back. Actually, no one has ever gone back that I know of.
RIGHT ON! video games also could might possibly be one of the leading causes of ADD/ADHD.
Hi. Popped in via Blog Meridian.
My brother gave my boys, ages 10 and 7, an XBox last Christmas, without consulting me.
Yikes.
Our rules: No XBox or Computer games without asking permission. Then, if permission is granted, only 60 minutes, but each minute on the XBox/Computer reduces TV time. Total aggregate electronic media per day: 60 minutes. Finally, a minimum of 60 minutes per day, must be spent reading.
Cheers.
Wow--I like those rules r.sherman! I may have to implement something like this in my home--I esp. like the balance w/reading! Good idea.
Are you happy that the game has pretty much lost all enthusiasm. It hasn't even been requested for weeks. I don't think he's ready for it anyway.
I am willing to go with the balance of reading and TV time, but I also think there is something to the imagination time that he gets with his castle and playtime.
We'll talk!!!
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