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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say lighten up about “video game culture.” It used to be that the moral panic was about novels, then comic books, then movies, then TV. Now it’s video games. Video games can be a perfectly healthy and normal way for kids to socialize and have fun. Just be reasonable about it, like anything else. [/quote]

They can be a perfectly healthy and normal way to socialize, but they can also be very, very difficult for some kids to step away from and re-engage with real life, just like phones. Too much time spent playing video games can absolutely affect their mood and attention span in pronounced ways. Some kids will have no issues, and some will, just like all other potentially addictive things. [/quote]

That is a specific problem for some kids, so if that is your kid, then you parent accordingly. It does not merit advocating to all parents that their kids should not play either or judging them for allowing it. Monkey bars are particularly dangerous for my kid due to a joint disability, but I don't demand that they are removed from the playground; I watch my kid closely around monkey bars.[/quote]

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