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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thinking of getting a switch (if we can ever find one!) to have more things to do during this pandemic and am anticipating more time in the house, particularly in wintertime.  We don't currently have a video game system.  Two kids, 8 and 10.

We have played video games at a relative's house before, and it's fun.  We've only played stuff like MarioKart and Mario Party.  The 8 yo enjoys it, but he gets bored after a while and moves on to other things.  The 10 yo, my DD, however, gets reallllly into it and she can't stop playing once she starts.  It's all she ever wants to do when she visits that relative.  We've tossed around the idea of getting a system ourselves, and she'd love it, but even she has said "I might play it too much if we get one."

What do you think -- bad idea?  The kids are bored while we work but perhaps this is a pandora's box we don't want to open?  I know that all of us would enjoy it playing together as a family (because video games are fun), but I don't  want to get into fights about playing time and having her play when she could be doing stuff like reading and drawing and playing.  [/quote]

I would get it.  The reason is it is very fun and your dd could learn how to self regulate.  The reason that's all she wants to do at a relative's house is because she doesn't have it at home.  Sure, the novelty  of it will want her to over binge in the beginning but, I'm sure she would learn how to manage her time if she got the practice.    We are all addicted to Animal Crossing and yet my teens manage to play and get things done![/quote]

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