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did you also drag her quickly past the mall Santa?
When my daughter was 5 or 6 I wouldn't even let her watch the movie "Matilda" because I was worried that she wouldn't understand the difference between make believe & reality. I didn't want her to think the movie was real & that I would ever give her away. It blows my mind that parents let young kids actually kill w/video games at that age. They don't even really understand the fantasy/reality line until they are at least 8.
My daughter didn't have access to a video game system until she was 15 & then rarely... until she saved up and bought her own at almost 17. Now at almost 20, she kicks most peoples ass on xbox live. But I don't think young kids should be exposed to that.
did you also drag her quickly past the mall Santa?
Nah, pretty average size.
I'm not sure I understand that completely. How would that relate to say a five year old playing a game in where he kills someone or something else?
Xbox LAN party. We had four setup on four sets with two people each. We also had a few extra people jumping in and out.
Why the would I do that? She'd been told Santa was real from the time she was little, so why would I screw with that. There was plenty of time to deal with that when she turned 7 or 8 & started questioning that.
my mom took me to see jurassic park in theaters..i was 3 or 4 then.
i was playing doom with my dad back then too.
i turned out fine.
i was also the local pool rat and was outside climbing trees and whatnot 5+ hours a day.
kids get bored very easily and they have a TON of time. they do a million activities a day and their sense of time is alot slower. who says kids can only be outside throwing a ball or inside messing with gadgets. i did both.
what do you think kids are doing when theyre playing outside anyway? creating massive apocalyptic scenarios with their army men...kids imaginations are much more boundless than adults in entertainment and would much rather prefer their own. guess you cant teach your kid how to read either because that would require a bit of imagination...
Last edited by The Reckoning; 11-21-2011 at 06:12 PM.
When I was five there wasn't much out there, I played Warlords, Galaga, etc.
I do remember thinking I was a Warlord though.
Mortal Kombat came out when I was about thirteen. I don't ever remember thinking I should or could get into fights with people, or tear their spines out.
First of, I'm not making any judgements on what kind of parent you are. That's not my job. I'm only talking about my own personal experiences & feelings during the time I was raising my daughter.
That being said, what I meant was that if my child doesn't truly understand that killing things on a video game is not real, then she might begin to think that she could do the same thing outside the video game. I also think it was partly about preserving her innocence. She grew up way to fast for me as it was. If I could keep her thinking that everything in the world was good for a little longer until she was mature enough to understand, then to me that is a good thing.
I'm sure you love your son & doing what you feel is best for him, just like I did with my daughter.
I heard something this week that went something like this: " ...following your heart is easy, following your brain is difficult... that's why ALL parents screw up ALL children...".
Really? Damn, my dad was letting us watch Nightmare on Elm Street when my brother and I were around 8 and 6... and not only that, but he got on his costume one night, then walked into our bedroom doing the "Here's Freddy!" thing.
If you're wondering whether it was traumatic, there's a reason I still remember it.
According to who's definition? Last I checked you were in the mookie crew.
Really? Damn, my dad was letting us watch Nightmare on Elm Street when my brother and I were around 8 and 6... and not only that, but he got on his costume one night, then walked into our bedroom doing the "Here's Freddy!" thing.
If you're wondering whether it was traumatic, there's a reason I still remember it.
tee-hee
Sorry. My blue pen ran out of ink.......
I agree, your statement is probably BS.
To each his own though. If you deem your kid normal, then I'm on board with that. I engage my girls in interactive play. I try to expose them to situations and ask questions which require a little effort from the hollow cavity upstairs. When the question comes "Daddy, where's my X-Box", I'll base my answer on what behaviors I've seen out of them to that point.
lol hand-eye coordination. Gymnastics and soccer do that just fine. It's also good for them health-wise.
Last edited by Agloco; 11-21-2011 at 08:36 PM.
Dunno. Depends on the child tbh. It's clear that most parents don't take their childs maturation level into consideration when investing in such things.
I never told my kid there was a Santa. I see no reason to start your relationship on a lie and break it to them later that it was for your amusement.
That might be odd to some, but why not introduce a kid to reality and teach them to understand it instead of constructing a make believe world for them to hide in? I think it screws them up down the road, at least some of them.
i think the first thing to consider is what games/videos the children are watching. there's a lot of content produced for children too, of varying quality. there are definitely certain games and movies (and books) that are not for kids.
Now that I have kids and friends with kids, I lock down my whole PC because they constantly try to play games beyond their age range behind my back (the 8-13 boys are the worst, because they know about the games but mostly dont have access).
My kids play games (21 months and a 3 year old), like puzzles and memory cards, both on the computer and with actual puzzles and cards. But the ones on the computer dont get lost or crushed by clumsy fingers, and my son has learned most of the alphabet so he can watch thomas the train on youtube (now he puts in two passwords to boot and open windows, opens firefox, types in youtube.com and searches "trenes" in spanish, then goes to related videos to find the specific clips he likes, he just has to add thomas to the search string
Yo PM5K, you and your boy should come LARP it up with us. Dead serious.
People need to take responsibility for their ty parenting and stop blaming video games and movies for their stupid ass re children
My 7 year old niece can damn near diagnose any problem on a computer by herself. Windows, of course.
Different strokes, different folks. I have no idea what I am going to do with my son when he is older. I know I played video games for as long as I can remember. Wasnt some super-athlete or anything, but I played on school teams and spent more time outside than many others.
Its all about balance, IMO. I am not going to treat my son like an experiment in parenting, but I am not going to plant him in front of the TV/Xbox either.
Too much TV/video games is bad for anyone.
What goes into your head, gets into your heart, & come out in your actions.
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