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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're long overdue getting one in my opinion. I got my kids a switch at 3&6, they are 6 and 8 now and have their own playstations at their dad's, and at my place we have the switch and a PS5. Kind of wish we had two of the ps5s.

My 6 year old loves astrobot and fortnite, and my 8 year old likes Roblox on it because it doesn't glitch as bad. But if you're more protective I would just do switch games like animal crossing, stardew, and Mario. I don't have much control over gaming at their dad's, but at mine I keep it to Teen rated games, we are a pg-13 ok household. And I try to limit screentime. 
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Gotta admit, you had me going there for a bit. Masterful troll job.[/quote]

That’s not a troll. Our house is similar.

When will parents learn that you can’t protect your kids from reality? One day they will be able to do whatever they want to and if they never learned to regulate as kids then you are setting them up for failure as adults when the consequences are much higher. [/quote]

This is such a flawed argument for something like video games (also absolutely ridiculous for a comment that was encouraging Fortnite for a 6 year old which has absolutely nothing to do with teaching your child regulation).

If video games isn’t a part of your family culture, and you choose not to introduce it, your child may have one less social currency, but it may be a social currency you’re willing to give up. it may sometimes be with kids you are ok that the social currency is a little less if I’m being frank. And when they are an adult they will just be someone that doesn’t play video games - they aren’t going to become a video game addict as an adult because you didn’t PRACTICE with them as a kid. It is much much more likely to just not be their thing. Most of the close men in my life (husband, brother-in-law, a couple other close family members) didn’t have videos games as kids so they just don’t play them as adults. It’s great for being an engaged husband too so it’s a positive really.

What actually helps kids have good regulation is having good executive function — what builds that is unstructured play with other kids especially if mixed ages. Not video games. Or structured activities. The research doesn’t support anything you’re saying pp - small doses of video games are fine. And it’s also fine for a parent to decide it’s not their thing.

Op my older is 8 and we don’t have anything. Haven’t decided what we’ll do but may just stick with it. It’s tough as I said above I do understand it’s a social currency but I’d just like to put my energy elsewhere. [/quote]

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