Thursday, May 17, 2012
I am so frightened of video games, especially for my children. Yesterday in class when we were talking about how addicting video games are, I got so scared for my children. I don't know what I will do if one of my kids becomes addicted to video games. My husband and I talked about this last night when I got home and we both felt that we wouldn't have video games at all in our home. I know some would argue that your kids then will just go to their friends houses to play the games, but I feel like for now this is the best decision for our family and if that does start happening then I will start to think what to do. I just don't like video games at all. I know there are some positive aspects to them, but I know several young men, who's addiction to pornography began with playing video games. I don't want to take that chance with my children. I guess the best I can do for now is decide what to do now and when things happen I will adapt and try to change to best help my kids and family.
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I feel the same way about video games, partly because I didn't grow up with them. My husband did grow up with them and he is a little more open to having them around. I have pretty much decided that the only games I really want to have are ones like group play Wii games that are fun and active, not really even competitive. It is a bit scary to see some of the stuff that comes out of the shooter/competitive games...
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your family's decisions. I have a brother who really struggles with his addiction to video games. It's amazing how it can become like any other addiction. My husband and I have made a similar decision, in that they will be very limited in our home. We like the Wii, because it's fun and mostly family-friendly games. I know some might argue that they can be bad too, but again, it's what we think is best. Everyone will make a decision they feel is best for their family. With the rate that the technology and the media are advancing, who knows what it will be like when our children are teenagers.
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