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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 293176" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>With the Wii you have choice of what games to get. And the Wii Fit & Wii Sports don't include shooting anything. I mentioned the Raving Rabbids because that's one difficult child 1 showed us and it was sufficiently "OK" with us because it uses suction cup things and is not designed to be taken seriously. Yes, there are more violent weapon's-based games (as with any game system - you won't catch any games manufacturer letting that one go!) but it's a matter of personal choice what you get or don't get.</p><p></p><p>We've also had a "no weapons' policy at home, for as long as we could. difficult child 1 got into Star Wars light sabers and from there into more serious bladed weapons (which he has now removed from our house). But since then - none. However, difficult child 3 now does have some target practice games thanks to difficult child 1's influence. But his favourite games are not weapons-based, they're the logic maze-based ones or the interactive board games ones. He likes the golf one too.</p><p></p><p>With the music - husband & I watched the Saturday morning music video stuff on TV (while it was at least moderately representative of what music was popular at the time - these days too much of these programs is some programmer's idea of what to put on. Who can say the word "payola"?). I noticed the increasing prevalence of some 'music' with the theme of "yo, it's my [female person of negotiable affection/female dog] so hands off or I'll [do something physically unpleasant and possibly terminal to you]". Or the one that really got me - "Show us your grille, daddy." Or whatever... the whole message being, "I'm rich, I have money, I can have whatever and whoever I want, everybody and everything else means less than nothing to me." Gangsta rap, for example (deliberately mispelled to indicate ultimate rebellion - frankly pathetic in my opinion, we did rebellion much better back in the 60s and 70s). That's why I like Pink, she's got 60s/70s rebellion down pat and this includes protesting against this mindless trash (as in "Stupid Girls").</p><p>So I talked to the kids about this music (found they hated it too) and this led to discussion on values, on respecting other people's space, property and person and above all, respecting yourself. And also not valuing materialism.</p><p>I could not believe how shallow some of this music was, in its message.</p><p>But it did give me an opening to discuss the topic with the kids.</p><p></p><p>And like Normie said, "Don't you ever let a chance go by, oh no..." (Newcastle Song, Bob Hudson, 1975-ish).</p><p></p><p>If you can't get support for DS in place (either because the GP refuses, or DS does) then how about asking for a Health Care Plan for you, to help you with your stress load? Grab what you can while Kev is tossing around the Rudd bucks...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 293176, member: 1991"] With the Wii you have choice of what games to get. And the Wii Fit & Wii Sports don't include shooting anything. I mentioned the Raving Rabbids because that's one difficult child 1 showed us and it was sufficiently "OK" with us because it uses suction cup things and is not designed to be taken seriously. Yes, there are more violent weapon's-based games (as with any game system - you won't catch any games manufacturer letting that one go!) but it's a matter of personal choice what you get or don't get. We've also had a "no weapons' policy at home, for as long as we could. difficult child 1 got into Star Wars light sabers and from there into more serious bladed weapons (which he has now removed from our house). But since then - none. However, difficult child 3 now does have some target practice games thanks to difficult child 1's influence. But his favourite games are not weapons-based, they're the logic maze-based ones or the interactive board games ones. He likes the golf one too. With the music - husband & I watched the Saturday morning music video stuff on TV (while it was at least moderately representative of what music was popular at the time - these days too much of these programs is some programmer's idea of what to put on. Who can say the word "payola"?). I noticed the increasing prevalence of some 'music' with the theme of "yo, it's my [female person of negotiable affection/female dog] so hands off or I'll [do something physically unpleasant and possibly terminal to you]". Or the one that really got me - "Show us your grille, daddy." Or whatever... the whole message being, "I'm rich, I have money, I can have whatever and whoever I want, everybody and everything else means less than nothing to me." Gangsta rap, for example (deliberately mispelled to indicate ultimate rebellion - frankly pathetic in my opinion, we did rebellion much better back in the 60s and 70s). That's why I like Pink, she's got 60s/70s rebellion down pat and this includes protesting against this mindless trash (as in "Stupid Girls"). So I talked to the kids about this music (found they hated it too) and this led to discussion on values, on respecting other people's space, property and person and above all, respecting yourself. And also not valuing materialism. I could not believe how shallow some of this music was, in its message. But it did give me an opening to discuss the topic with the kids. And like Normie said, "Don't you ever let a chance go by, oh no..." (Newcastle Song, Bob Hudson, 1975-ish). If you can't get support for DS in place (either because the GP refuses, or DS does) then how about asking for a Health Care Plan for you, to help you with your stress load? Grab what you can while Kev is tossing around the Rudd bucks... Marg [/QUOTE]
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