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jeff47

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32. The danger signs are exactly the same with or without video games

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 12:13 AM

Dec 2012

Harm to animals is usually the first major danger sign.

You could also find out some more of what actually goes on in those video games. Virtually all first person shooters these days actually don't glorify violence - they are variations on "war is hell".

But much more importantly, you could watch him play. Find out what's actually going on in the game he's playing and talk to him to find out what he thinks about it.

Heck, earlier in the thread, you mentioned playing games back in your youth. So play with him. Let him have his own time, but set up a night when the two of you play together.

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I'm the mother of an extremely bright male who loves video games. [View all] Fawke Em Dec 2012 OP

Because when I think unbiased, nonhysterical information about mental illness and violence Codeine Dec 2012 #1

... leftstreet Dec 2012 #2

LOL. I get ya. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #4

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #5

Your son is fine. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #3

I'm trying not to. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #6

I played Doom and Mortal Kombat as a kid. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #10

Wanna hear something funny? Fawke Em Dec 2012 #14

LMAO! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #27

I'm bipolar and raising 2 teen boys, 13ish and 15ish. They love the GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #7

Thank you! Fawke Em Dec 2012 #16

There are a lot of people in the world who want to tell us how much we suck at raising our kids, but GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #18

If your kid was a potential Adam Lanza maxsolomon Dec 2012 #8

Your son is fine nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #9

and for the link Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #30

You mean from one of the many nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #31

People like me Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #34

It's the same pattern. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #38

One thing is certain. There is no harm if he does NOT play violent video games. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #11

So what about all the violence before video games? Confusious Dec 2012 #13

You'll have to ask the scientists and doctors that. I just quoted them. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #15

I looked the "banning" up once Confusious Dec 2012 #17

The banned violent video games in Australia: Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #21

That would be the brazil list Confusious Dec 2012 #24

Yes, I saw that. But it concluded there is a link. That's the point. There are NO studies... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #22

Here's the problem Confusious Dec 2012 #26

I read some of this, but... my son is not Fawke Em Dec 2012 #19

The studies concluded that violent video games are a strong predictor of future violence... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #23

Study: no link between violence and video games Confusious Dec 2012 #28

What you should do is spend public interaction time with your son. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #12

We do this. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #35

Does he have friends? Barack_America Dec 2012 #20

Follow Aristotle's advice... moderation in all things. Even video games. reformist2 Dec 2012 #25

Mine is now studying computer science, because he liked video games jberryhill Dec 2012 #29

I love the Laughing Cow Fawke Em Dec 2012 #37

It used to scare me when I was little jberryhill Dec 2012 #40

Why? Fawke Em Dec 2012 #41

The danger signs are exactly the same with or without video games jeff47 Dec 2012 #32

My son would DIE before he'd harm an animal. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #36

This is very rare in the entire scheme of things. dkf Dec 2012 #33

I read that on Sunday. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #39

I imagine it's easy to be bored if you have already gotten beyond that level. dkf Dec 2012 #42

So was I. Fawke Em Dec 2012 #43

It wasn't the parents, but the school systems and their lack of rigidity. dkf Dec 2012 #44