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If you could raise your kids again, what would you change?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigless in VA" data-source="post: 709905" data-attributes="member: 11832"><p>My biggest regret is in allowing Ferb to use the Xbox as an escape. The psychologist he was seeing at the time his father died, thought it was a good idea to allow him to relax with it and enjoy something. I recognize now that he became addicted to it. Instead of a passing fancy, it became an all-consuming monster in his life. All his angry outbursts have centered around my removing his use of the Xbox. </p><p></p><p>I used to mistakenly tell myself that it was "just a game." Now I can see that it is as addicting as any substance. The games are designed to be addicting. They are designed to hook the players into being trapping in the gaming world. As a result, my son does not handle his emotions well and would rather be immersed in a fictitious world than involved in real world activities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigless in VA, post: 709905, member: 11832"] My biggest regret is in allowing Ferb to use the Xbox as an escape. The psychologist he was seeing at the time his father died, thought it was a good idea to allow him to relax with it and enjoy something. I recognize now that he became addicted to it. Instead of a passing fancy, it became an all-consuming monster in his life. All his angry outbursts have centered around my removing his use of the Xbox. I used to mistakenly tell myself that it was "just a game." Now I can see that it is as addicting as any substance. The games are designed to be addicting. They are designed to hook the players into being trapping in the gaming world. As a result, my son does not handle his emotions well and would rather be immersed in a fictitious world than involved in real world activities. [/QUOTE]
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