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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have them play sports! They will practice outside at home when they have free time instead of playing video games. Boys and girls bond over sports [/quote]

My kid plays a travel sport, an instrument, is a Boy Scout, and has a niche hobby. He also reads for at least 30 min every evening before bed. His grades are good and he gets great reports from his teachers.

And *gasp* he plays video games!

Outside of school hours, there is a good 5 hours of free time to fill each day. That is 25 hours during the week plus weekends and various school breaks. Even if he plays video games for an hour each day that is still tons of time for other stuff!

Also, I think there are upsides to video games that you don’t get with passive tv watching. It’s a social activity for many boys and has led to bonding with a diverse group friends who play. Games like Minecraft are creative and involve building things. There are camps where kids can also learn to do some basic coding. It also allows them to have downtime in between all the other activities. [/quote]

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