This was a great article, and it is how I approach gaming with my 9 yo. I don’t consider time spent playing a game to be wasted time, but I do sent limits on how long sessions can be, not playing before bed, and that sort of thing. I also talk to her about games she’s playing and play with her when I can. I’ve always thought of games as like a book club, and there’s value in playing through a good game.
I would have thought that my attitude would be pretty common among parents my age (30s) but maybe that’s not the case.
I would have thought that my attitude would be pretty common among parents my age (30s) but maybe that’s not the case.
to be honest my presumption/experience outside of my immediate family has generally been parents are both really laissez faire with what they let their kids play, but also generally reactionary about gaming as a “thing” you do. you’d assume those things to be kind of contradictory, but for a lot of parents they just… don’t seem to be?
This was a great article, and it is how I approach gaming with my 9 yo. I don’t consider time spent playing a game to be wasted time, but I do sent limits on how long sessions can be, not playing before bed, and that sort of thing. I also talk to her about games she’s playing and play with her when I can. I’ve always thought of games as like a book club, and there’s value in playing through a good game.
I would have thought that my attitude would be pretty common among parents my age (30s) but maybe that’s not the case.
to be honest my presumption/experience outside of my immediate family has generally been parents are both really laissez faire with what they let their kids play, but also generally reactionary about gaming as a “thing” you do. you’d assume those things to be kind of contradictory, but for a lot of parents they just… don’t seem to be?