Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High school girls generally are not into gaming. The ones that game are a very rare exception.

Your question should be about teen boys specifically.

at the school i'm at, bringing a nintendo switch in a backpack is very popular (many boys do) - and when they get it out, all the girls want to play mario kart.

Yes, there are several girls on my DS's Discord group.

I think a lot of people don't fully appreciate the range of activities that fall under "gaming." If you are picturing some overweight dullard on a couch mindlessly shooting aliens for 12 hours, you are way out of touch.

Can you describe the range of games to me? Or at least the ones you like?

So, it sounds like for my socially awkward son it'd be good to introduce him to that world, to be more social. But he also is a little like someone on the spectrum, and gets really focused and obsessed about his interests.. and thus I assume could likely have a hard time moderating his use. That is my concern, anyway.

We have a Wii U, an XBox 360, a PS4, even an old Gamecube. My teens barely use any of them at this point (maybe for a couple of days if they get a new game for Christmas). They enjoyed them more as tweens and used to love playing Mario games with friends. Now, DH probably plays the most.

My 16 year old son also has a gaming computer that he built. He plays online with his friends occasionally, and likes getting a new game now and then. He's not addicted to it, and I don't see a need to dictate how he spends his free time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High school girls generally are not into gaming. The ones that game are a very rare exception.

Your question should be about teen boys specifically.

at the school i'm at, bringing a nintendo switch in a backpack is very popular (many boys do) - and when they get it out, all the girls want to play mario kart.

Yes, there are several girls on my DS's Discord group.

I think a lot of people don't fully appreciate the range of activities that fall under "gaming." If you are picturing some overweight dullard on a couch mindlessly shooting aliens for 12 hours, you are way out of touch.

Anonymous wrote:How prevalent is video gaming with teens these days?

Will kids raised without any kind of video game system be completely out of step with their generation?

We have an Xbox and a Wii. They barely get used. When they do it might be for like a spurt and then ignored for months.

Two dds, ages 12 and 14 now but we have had game systems in our lives for about 8 years.