My son plays videogames and I've allowed him to do so since he was about 3. He had a "LeapPad" then which is basically a kids tablet with games and educational material on it. Then he moved on to the laptop.
Thanks to his interest, he's learning how to code and will probably get further in life with that one skill-set than I've managed, haha.
"Ever thought about giving your kid a book?" .... .... .... Do people even realise just how much reading is in some of these games? 😅 My son knew his numbers and ABCs and a few words, we read a book at bedtime every night. Okay. But then he got onto some games where he was forced to learn how to read to play the damned things and WHOOSH, now he's one of the best readers in his grade. He loves soccer, going for walks outside, playing with sticks in the mud, he has friends and you know what they talk about together? Mario and Assassin's Creed. xD Then they jump around going WOOHOO! like Mario does before going and playing with a ball or going on the trampoline, playing with nerf guns, whatever.
He's also made to do a couple of chores, has meals with us, watches movies with us, helps out in the garden when we're doing things out there...... The writer makes it seem like all gamer-kids are hiding in their dim, dark rooms, ignoring reality, and grunting like neanderthals instead of speaking. Regressing into a primal form. Lol.
Video games improve speed decision making... and improves chance of making the right decision...
Because some games have 100s of different things happening at the same time... like multiple enemy attacks from different sides in Strategy games like age of empires...
The ability to command a large army can also be learned 😅
Gaming is a huge part of society today. I remember growing up ( early 2000's) I was labelled a geek because I played a lot of games. Now you'd be made fun of if you didn't play games.
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I hate when people try to make it as if you're only well if you're productive full-time, like ?????? This is purely anecdotal, but every single one of those machine-kid I've met have ended up in dark places, people have to understand everyone needs to breathe, and not just the air they want them to breathe.
I had one of them as a friend in middle school. Dude was smart as hell but wasn't allowed to play video games, or watch any movies with a rating higher than PG13. His social skills were next to none and because of his parents' choices, he was often left out of events.
I remember once I invited him to a bday party I was having. A bunch of us were getting together and watching movies in my basement for the night, and he wasn't allowed to go because his parents didn't know what movies we would be watching. At this point he would have been 14.
Even invited him once to come see a (at the time) new Pirates of the Carribbean movie with me and one of my other friends, and he wasn't allowed to go to that either.
Dude wasn't allowed to even talk on the phone, or have a cell phone. I remember calling his house a few times just to have his father or mother pick and just say that he couldn't come to the phone.
He was smart as hell though, and once you got him talking, you couldn't stop him. I had lots of great debates with him in school about certain things.
My son plays videogames and I've allowed him to do so since he was about 3. He had a "LeapPad" then which is basically a kids tablet with games and educational material on it. Then he moved on to the laptop.
Thanks to his interest, he's learning how to code and will probably get further in life with that one skill-set than I've managed, haha.
"Ever thought about giving your kid a book?" .... .... .... Do people even realise just how much reading is in some of these games? 😅 My son knew his numbers and ABCs and a few words, we read a book at bedtime every night. Okay. But then he got onto some games where he was forced to learn how to read to play the damned things and WHOOSH, now he's one of the best readers in his grade. He loves soccer, going for walks outside, playing with sticks in the mud, he has friends and you know what they talk about together? Mario and Assassin's Creed. xD Then they jump around going WOOHOO! like Mario does before going and playing with a ball or going on the trampoline, playing with nerf guns, whatever.
He's also made to do a couple of chores, has meals with us, watches movies with us, helps out in the garden when we're doing things out there...... The writer makes it seem like all gamer-kids are hiding in their dim, dark rooms, ignoring reality, and grunting like neanderthals instead of speaking. Regressing into a primal form. Lol.
Right? That was my issue with the article. I think the writer needs a reality check.
Video games improve speed decision making... and improves chance of making the right decision...
Because some games have 100s of different things happening at the same time... like multiple enemy attacks from different sides in Strategy games like age of empires...
The ability to command a large army can also be learned 😅
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And how do you teach a child to defend himself from bullying if the parents don't want to? Well, video games hahaha.
I myself have seen how playing NFS has helped me to be a more focused person and make good decisions quickly.
Also another huge benefit is that I can have things to share in the gaming community, if I hadn't played I would never have missed out on
Gaming is a huge part of society today. I remember growing up ( early 2000's) I was labelled a geek because I played a lot of games. Now you'd be made fun of if you didn't play games.
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I hate when people try to make it as if you're only well if you're productive full-time, like ?????? This is purely anecdotal, but every single one of those machine-kid I've met have ended up in dark places, people have to understand everyone needs to breathe, and not just the air they want them to breathe.
I had one of them as a friend in middle school. Dude was smart as hell but wasn't allowed to play video games, or watch any movies with a rating higher than PG13. His social skills were next to none and because of his parents' choices, he was often left out of events.
I remember once I invited him to a bday party I was having. A bunch of us were getting together and watching movies in my basement for the night, and he wasn't allowed to go because his parents didn't know what movies we would be watching. At this point he would have been 14.
Even invited him once to come see a (at the time) new Pirates of the Carribbean movie with me and one of my other friends, and he wasn't allowed to go to that either.
Dude wasn't allowed to even talk on the phone, or have a cell phone. I remember calling his house a few times just to have his father or mother pick and just say that he couldn't come to the phone.
He was smart as hell though, and once you got him talking, you couldn't stop him. I had lots of great debates with him in school about certain things.
It's so cool you got to know him better past his suffocating parents, I wish those people knew they're stunning their kids rather than helping them.