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[quote=Anonymous]Probably depends on what game they are playing, but I don't see why playing a board game is inherently better than a video game. Minecraft, for instance, is open-ended and creative in ways that no board game I know is. I think it's important not to arbitrarily be anti-media. And if the kids are playing a multi-player game, they are being social. Interesting article about positive benefits of gaming: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/13/benefits-of-gaming-what-research-shows/ I have a 13 yo and a 9 yo. The 13 yo is uninterested in gaming but the 9 yo loves them and almost always wants to have a device. We do limit the play, especially on playdates, but I think sleepovers are kinda special. When my older has them, we let the kids watch movies and stay up late, and eat junk food. Of course, we don't have them very often! But I am not sure the cards-and-board-games-are-better camp is actually right. [/quote]
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