Does your kid playing video games and on the smart phone chap your butt?

[COPPERHEAD]

I am about to the point to terminate my sons xbox and phone! Am I wrong? Wife thinks I am???

[Coach W]

What else does he have to do? Children's minds get bored very easy... The game keeps their mind active.

[Daniel75]

You play on here all the time, what's the difference? As long as its not excessive or interfering with grades or chores, there's nothing wrong with it. Kinda hard to tell the kid to stay off the TV or phone while you're posting on threads left and right......

[COPPERHEAD]

I was ACTIVE when I was his age! I just want to see him get outdoors more. There Is more to life than video games and phones! I might get on TBH but don't let my life evolve around it.

[sambo73]

My 3yo is playin on wifes ipad now.

[Stuck]

Absofreakinglutely!!! PS3 belongs to me from Sunday afternoon till Saturday morning, phone has been set to only receive calls from myself and his mother.

[ExtremeHunter80]

In a sense, yes. I'm 23 and enjoy playing games, but that's only when there's nothing to do outside. I live on a golf course as well, and I will play as much as possible when I have time just to get outdoors. Every weekend I head to the parents and hunt.

[RealTreeHunter]

I am about to the point to terminate my sons xbox and phone! Am I wrong? Wife thinks I am???

I've been thinking about becoming a thumb doctor, eye doctor or liposuction doctor. In about another 15 years there will be so many kids in their 20's that have either carpal tunnel or bad eyes or are morbidly obese that I'll have enough work to last me forever. If you ever wonder why 95% of today's young kids are so horrible with social interaction, just look at how their parents allow them to lock themselves in a dark room and play video games for 4 hours a day. Pretty sad deal....



And for the record, I'm anti Facebook, Twitter and just about everything else.

[BIG IRON]

I was ACTIVE when I was his age! I just want to see him get outdoors more. There Is more to life than video games and phones! I might get on TBH but don't let my life evolve around it.

Then take him outside. My son plays a bunch also. Sometimes it is hard finding the time but I take the kids outside to do stuff as often as I can. We were outside allthe time because we didn't have video games to play

[TXJIM]

My kids get no video games during the week. After homework they can read, play with toys or play outside. They are 7 and 9.

[Daniel75]

I was ACTIVE when I was his age! I just want to see him get outdoors more. There Is more to life than video games and phones! I might get on TBH but don't let my life evolve around it.

I did both. I hunted rabbits and fished near my house and played video games too. We rode our bikes everywhere but we had days where we sat in front of the TV for hours on end playing games. Better there than out in the street getting into trouble.

[Jeremiah B]

They will be passionate about what u r passionate about......

I woke up two days before dove season and said to myself," I am gonna get into bow hunting and do it with my boys"

I went all the way, I get excited about it and my boys (12/10/8/4) follow suit... We shoot bows, BB guns, put up the feeders, and tree stands, take the dog.... Gone to cabellas and academy 10 times... My son sold his tv to buy a bow, that was really cool! They were all huge xbox gamers and honestly I was a COD junky myself..... I got rid of my gaming stuff and have spent 100 more hours with my sons the last month and a half.... We have been playing munchkins together for some evening games which is way more family interactive and still allot if fun.... Anyway, do what's on your heart, as long as it's motivated by love and knowing that they always follow YOUR lead..... U won't regret it.... One suggestion, don't make the games and iPhones the enemy, just make other fun and options available and encourage other behavior...... I am putting allot of effort into daddy time being really FUN!

On the other hand I know dads that have no games and spend allot of time with their kids but make it miserable half the time with their crappy attitude or just being an ogre..... That would suck

[Centraltexan]

You play on here all the time, what's the difference? As long as its not excessive or interfering with grades or chores, there's nothing wrong with it. Kinda hard to tell the kid to stay off the TV or phone while you're posting on threads left and right......

Boom!!

[Fightinaggies]

Honestly get the kid into sports like any boy that age is or should be. He will either want to be better or be weak and be a band geek

[dirt dauber]

Like anything else these games can be overdone.
If its truly an obsession (which it can be...but not for everyone) it's not healthy on any front.
However, unless you catch them up in the middle of the night playing for hours, shirking duties or obligations or causing discipline issues I'd say let 'em play on. I crossed this about two years ago. I kept an eye on it and let 'em play. It all turned out fine.
We only care cause we love them so much.
I explained to my son that I wasn't trying to mess up his fun but that not only is it my job to be cautious but it's because I love him so much. He understood.
Good luck bro.