howto,devious,egobuilding How to Beat Your Children at Video Games
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Although that was an awfully dodgy looking glass of "water" the child brought back. Maybe the lack of conscience thing is genetic.
This is SO going top 15. Maybe even #1.
For two weeks before Christmas, after they went to bed we would get it out of the closet and play it for an hour or so.
We slaughtered our kids the first week after Christmas, but they soon surpassed us...of course
According to Jack Thompson.
I disagree w/ him. I understand the concern, but you can't legislate parenting.
Oddly enough some think it's weird that I'll let my kids play SC 2, StarWars Battlefront, or Halo,but I will not let them watch preteen Disney and Nick shows. I personally hate Disney's material shallow message that it offers kids.
They (speaking of my kids) are not socially impressed or desensitized to real life violence in any way from videogames, because to them they're not real. They never resort to violence to settle disputes.
Instead my kids are easily influenced by the lying and scheming ways of say "Drake and Josh" and other shows of the like and they aren't allow to watch popular "pre-teen" shows.
It's only when you understand your child's temperment, where they are strong and where they can be influenced is where and when you censure. A responsible parent does this.
It's the irresponsible parents out there that stay so busy that they have no time with their children... No time to really know and influence them morally. When their children have a problem or gets into trouble, entertainment media is "to blame". Bullshit.
No, folks like Jack Thompson although well-meaning, just can't think he can have a law passed to change that. [Ok, off soapbox.]
Oh, and Farhad.... I would love to watch my son slay you at Halo
In regards to the whole Jack Thompson thing, I agree with you about seeking something to blame. It's easier to say that Columbine was caused by violent media then really explore what would push two individuals into a killing spree.
To me I believe it's also indicative of societies constant struggle against anything new and youthful that slowly replaces the indulgences of the past.
The same criticism was leveled at music during the 20th century, from soulful gospel music being too sexy and raunchy with people like Ray Charles. Or that Rock Music is turning all young people into devil worshiping Satanists who for some odd reason would buy perfectly normal records and play them backwards.
I mean look at Dag, he seemed to turn out okay right? and he used to do the whole parking lot scene.
we feel the same in our household ... my son & daughter are relatively close in age (only being 18mo apart ... can you say bunny?), but there are VAST differences between what we let our son do and watch to what we let our daughter do and watch.
*off topic* my husband and son play COD bi-weekly and it took us a long time to reach that decision ... but you hit the nail on the head ... they are not real to him, it's fantasy and they have a great time playing together (as he's not allowed to play it alone).
can't we have a community of parents like us!?!?!
*pushes swampgirl back on the soapbox*
but only on weekends...
I believe this is instantly a candidate for all time classic!
When I have kids, I'm going to do the same thing I read somewhere (I think on Penny Arcade, so you KNOW it's a good idea). I'm going to ban all video games in my house, never let my kids buy them or see them, much less play them on a regular basis. And then when they become teenagers and get all rebellious and go, "Screw your authority, Dad, I've been playing video games behind your back for months, whether you like it or not", I'm going to just grin and then lead them to my bedroom, go to the closet that my wife and I have always kept locked for all those years, and then open it up to reveal a 120" plasma TV with a multi-console setup, along with my gaming computer. When they have recovered, I will then allow them to play whatever games they want, but only after they've finished their homework.
i would say that my husband and i are on the stricter side in our parenting, but that being said ... we reap the benefits of having happy, stable children who are aware of their boundaries.
anyway ... i'm rambling ...