imsirius
Prolific Pea
Call it as I see it.
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Location: Floating in the black veil.
Jul 12, 2014 19:59:28 GMT
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Post by imsirius on Sept 2, 2015 14:33:47 GMT
My DS (14) loves his Xbox time. We do limit his time to no more than 2 hours in a row but he doesn't seem to mind. He only plays racing games and sports, he doesn't like the violent games. He spends time outside at the park across the street riding his scooter or rollerblading most evenings with his friends. Once school starts, he will be too busy with band and his swimming to play much anyway.
My 6 year old DD is obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED with Minecraft. She watches videos of people playing (which I don't see the entertainment value but she loves it) and then takes what they've shown her and applies it to her world. She is really amazing at it and builds some freaking awesome things. She does freak out if we take the iPad away from her but we just put our feet down. She would play on this thing all day if she could. I sometimes struggle with it because I think that minecraft is fueling her creativity and she should be encouraged to do that, but DH and I have talked and we agree that she does need more than just minecraft and should be exposed to more things. DD also will start swimming in the fall so that will limit her time on the games.
I must admit, we do take the iPad in the car and certain places to keep her entertained but that's something we've decided works for her.
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calgal08
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,519
Jun 27, 2014 15:43:46 GMT
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Post by calgal08 on Sept 2, 2015 15:52:58 GMT
Not officially pulled the plug, but as of this week oldest ds has lost phone and iPad privilege because he forgot to hand in a piece of homework. We use electronics as a reward - good behavior/manners/grades/etc. means games can be played. But, if anything starts to slip electronics are the first to go.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Sept 2, 2015 17:06:21 GMT
I am seriously considering putting more limits on it. Last year we didn't let him play during the week but I hate to completely cut him off as his friends aren't in any of his classes and they have a different lunch period. They talk while playing minecraft. I can hear them and it's kind of cute. That said I know he should do other things and have other interests. DH has started doing model trains snd DS is also interested so trying to promote thst as much as possible. I want them have to have bonding time especially since he is 12 and getting into teen years.
I am curious how much is a fair amount of time to be online a day? Obviously his homework has to be done before playing.
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Post by peano on Sept 2, 2015 17:19:09 GMT
I have and would pull the plug on DS. As long as he does his schoolwork and earns As and Bs on his report card he's got unlimited access (well, we wouldn't let him get out of bed in the middle of the night to play). If I see a negative trend in his daily schoolwork--"forgetting" to turn in assignments, poor test scores, I impose some limits until I see he's got his shit together again. In middle school, he got a C in French the 3rd marking period. He was game-free until the end of school, and he earned an A the 4th marking period.
I admit I do worry about his seemingly all-consuming interest in games. In addition to playing, he watches lots of you tubes about playing. We don't live in a neighborhood where he can just go over to a friend's house, and he's an only child. So other than school and school-related activities and the occasional sleepover at a friend's, his options for socialization are limited. So Xbox live has been a way for him to socialize remotely.
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