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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YMMV but for us the physical switch console is much less addictive and easier to monitor than Roblox or other PC games. Roblox was introduced by a teacher during Covid and I wish we had never allowed it (have since taken it away). We are able to limit the games available on the switch, we don’t allow multiplayer with people who are not physically present at our house with the other controller, the console stays docked in our family room. Plus the Mario and Zelda games can be stopped and picked up whenever. There aren’t “streaks” and other weird features designed to get my kid addicted. [/quote]

Same poster. Sorry, I should add that, to your question, no none of our son’s peers do NO video games whatsoever. My advice would be to focus on avoiding excessive/early PC and smartphone usage (YouTube, TikTok, Roblox etc) rather than myopically focusing on avoiding video games. For us, the compromise was the console. [/quote]

+1 We have had a similar experience with DCs playing on consoles vs PCs/ipads. Kids had screen time allowances when they were gaming via PCs and ipads, but it always turned into an argument. During the pandemic (when both were in MS) it seemed like a reasonable and safe option to "play" with friends. But we got tired of constantly monitoring screen times--which somehow failed to work consistently, especially after updates--and DH convinced me to buy a console. Obviously kids are older now, but there's something different vis a vis addiction level when they are playing game via a console vs alone in their rooms with the ipad/PC. For the people who are "we are no screens and our kid is 10" smug, just wait a few years. Kids--especially boys--play video games in MS. I'm not a huge fan, but I preferred to the terrible modern world stuff my DD got into in MS.

Phones are very different. We gave eldest a phone in 7th and it was the single biggest parenting mistake we could have made. Did not make that mistake with other children. Again, there's something far more addictive about the ipad/phone that TV or video game consoles. [/quote]

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