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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this thread some kind of elaborate troll?

My oldest grew up playing video games with his friends. We didn't impose strict 'screen limits' or whatever - but our rule was only that homework be done beforehand.

He's now an Eagle Scout, is a backpacking/hiking junkie, and does rock climbing, while also maintaining straight A's at a challenging school.

You can play video games and not be utterly consumed by it. Rather than getting Amish on your kids...why not just teach them reasonable balance?

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I don’t personally know anyone who refuses to let their kids play video games.  I wonder what they look like?   Do they really think they’re better than everyone?

According to Pew Research and any other research shows 97% of US teen boys play video games. The top gamer countries are United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, India, France, Denmark with the US having the largest group.

I feel for those boys whose parents thinking they are doing the right thing.   They aren’t.   Moderation is better than extremism on either end.   [/quote]

Ok, but 8 and 9 years old =\= teen

My DS (9 next month) doesn’t play video games in our home. No tablet. TV maybe once or twice a month. He’s plenty busy and entertained doing other things and I don’t tell every person I know that we are low-screen, so people don’t know.  [/quote]no videos, devices, or TV? Isolated?[/quote]

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