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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 641440" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Be prepared form some very diverse answers!</p><p></p><p>Our kids are all different and so are their responses to gaming. For my son, it was time limits. He needed the "down time" from holding things together in school. In his early elementary school years (through 5th grade), the violent games were either disallowed or curtailed depending on what form the violence took. As he got older and went into middle school, military strategy games were added because it was a great interest of his but there were still limits. Additionally, if he "crossed the line" at school and invaded someone's personal space (i.e., getting in their face, hitting, etc.) everything with an "off/on" switch was removed and the timing depending on the offense.</p><p></p><p>He knew going in that these were the consequences as they were repeated often!</p><p></p><p>My son happens to have, and did have when he was younger, a firm grasp on reality. Some kids don't and those are the children that you really have to keep an eye on.</p><p></p><p>At 19, my son has a friends online in Scotland, the Philippines, the midwest, the west coast, New Zealand. They don't just game. They meet up and (with their headphones and mics) talk about current events, what's happening in their lives, girlfriends, they watch YouTube together....</p><p></p><p>For my son, there was a positive social aspect as he got older.</p><p></p><p>Only you can make the choice that is best for your son. I would suggest limiting his gaming times during the week and the types of games he plays, especially if he is becoming violent with you. Violence should remove all gaming privileges, period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 641440, member: 805"] Be prepared form some very diverse answers! Our kids are all different and so are their responses to gaming. For my son, it was time limits. He needed the "down time" from holding things together in school. In his early elementary school years (through 5th grade), the violent games were either disallowed or curtailed depending on what form the violence took. As he got older and went into middle school, military strategy games were added because it was a great interest of his but there were still limits. Additionally, if he "crossed the line" at school and invaded someone's personal space (i.e., getting in their face, hitting, etc.) everything with an "off/on" switch was removed and the timing depending on the offense. He knew going in that these were the consequences as they were repeated often! My son happens to have, and did have when he was younger, a firm grasp on reality. Some kids don't and those are the children that you really have to keep an eye on. At 19, my son has a friends online in Scotland, the Philippines, the midwest, the west coast, New Zealand. They don't just game. They meet up and (with their headphones and mics) talk about current events, what's happening in their lives, girlfriends, they watch YouTube together.... For my son, there was a positive social aspect as he got older. Only you can make the choice that is best for your son. I would suggest limiting his gaming times during the week and the types of games he plays, especially if he is becoming violent with you. Violence should remove all gaming privileges, period. [/QUOTE]
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