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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids, ages 7 and 9. We have never owned a gaming system, but they, especially my older, desperately want one.

They’d love to play Minecraft and Mario, etc. And I get it. Their friends play all the time, and talk about them. At this point, it seems like we are the only family in our school or church circle who does not have a gaming system at home. I know most of their friends’ families, so it’s not just them exaggerating.

They do have ipads, but only get to use them really on long plane or car trips. I do let them earn minutes for the ipads for minutes spent reading, on weekends only, for up to an hour.
The only apps on the ipad are pre-vetted educational games, which they enjoy.

I have read The Anxious Generation and other information on the subject.

But for a variety of reasons, I’ve always thought we’d get a switch or something eventually. I’ve just put it off for forever.

What ages were your kids when you got one? Or are you still holding out? 
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