Game violence again

[NikkiD]

Telling kids what they can and can't do is part of being a parent and raising kids. I wouldn't be very responsible if I didn't set any limits at all and let my kids do anything they want. My 11 year old used to like playing with matches too. Should I go out and buy him a box of them because he likes it and thought it was fun? I choose not to nurture violence in my kids. A kid can have just as much fun playing a non-violent video game as they can playing a violent one. Mine love playing Spyro, Sim City, Jak and Daxter.

Part of the reason so many kids want the violent games is because of the taboo involved - they're not supposed to be playing it because it's supposed to be for 18 year olds!! Wow, I gotta play that!!! I doesn't even have to be fun to them, so long as it's something that most of their friends aren't allowed to do. At least that's what I've witnessed with my kids and their friends.

[Spam-King]

What parents have to realize is before video gaming people still use to kill, when sonic came out it didn’t make kids or adults collect rings, so IMO video gaming has no affect on a Childs/adult mind.

Putting an 18 stamp on it is not fair, it matters more about maturity. I know many kids who are more mature than grown ups.

[Jon L. Obscene]

i dont think a game can have any psychological effect apart from maybe a sleepless night and an image you wont forget. let em learn from their own mistakes

No that's actually not true, my Nephew played Resident Evil (his other uncle got it for him) he was 8y/o at the time, he still has nightmares about it, he's freaked my sis out in the middle of the night screaming in fear cos the zombies, admittedly not very often but has happen about 4 or 5 times this past year, and is terrified of Dobermans, no other dog, just those, he's now 11.

Jonno

[Jon L. Obscene]

My 11 year old used to like playing with matches too.

Really? Me too

I had a bonfire in my bedroom

My mum said I wa'nt allowed to do that anymore, so I bought a lighter
Turns out she did'nt mean I was'nt allowed matches, but I was'nt allowed to make fire either

*in Beavis voice*
Fire rawks, yeah heh heh fire!! FIRE!! FIREFIRFIRE!!!!

Jonno

[TheDave]

i'm sure he's a special case, i've got cousins younger than ten that play 18+ games an theres nothing wrong with them.

this isn't comparable with playing with fire either. matches are dangerous, games aren't

[Jon L. Obscene]

lol no Games are dangerous in the respect that kids will emulate them , whether intentional or accidental, they give kids idea's, shit after playing Vice City I walked out in the street and had the urge to mug someone with a chainsaw

And like Nikki said Dave, different things affect people different ways, you could probably find many kids who've been affected by movies or games, some wont let on and no one ever knows, but you can't say beause my Nephew is affected and yours is'nt that he's a special case
He's a bright lad, brighter now than I ever will be, it just freaked him out.

Jonno

[NikkiD]

Really? Me too

I had a bonfire in my bedroom

My mum said I wa'nt allowed to do that anymore, so I bought a lighter
Turns out she did'nt mean I was'nt allowed matches, but I was'nt allowed to make fire either

*in Beavis voice*
Fire rawks, yeah heh heh fire!! FIRE!! FIREFIRFIRE!!!!

Jonno

I took Nate to the Fire Department and had the Fire Chief talk to him, and told him what fire can do. To my knowledge, he hasn't picked up a lighter or matches since.

As far as playing violent games, I never once blamed video games for violence in society - it's just the opposite. Violence in society is what sets the trend for games.

As far as kids playing violent games, I stated my reason for it. I don't feel that it's necessary to push them into growing up before they're ready to. They see enough violence in their everyday life, they don't need it in their playtime as well. The kids have lots of fun playing games that are geared toward their own age. I don't particularly care if the kids think I'm not cool because I won't let them do things that some other mom's let their kids do, I'm not running a popularity contest.

As far as games not affecting kids/adults minds, that is untrue. No I don't think someone will go out and blow someone's head off just because they played GTA and did it. However, after playing Ratchet and Clank for a few hours one night we had the kids in the car and were driving past a series of lampposts and one of the kids remarked that they wished they had a wrench so that they could bust them and get the bolts out of them. They were joking of course, but the fact that they made the connection between the two shows that it did have an effect.

I have a question, how many people that are defending children playing violent games are 1. over the age of 18, and 2. have kids of their own?

My thoughts on being a parent, and what I would or would not allow my kids to have significantly changed since I actually became a parent.

[Jon L. Obscene]

I don't have kids
Still am one tho
I'm actually only 17

And you said "As far" a lot of times there Good points well made tho

Heh who was it wanted to smash the lamp posts?
Also I been playing CSI and have since been dusting stuff with Four in case there's finger prints

Jonno

[NikkiD]

I don't have kids
Still am one tho
I'm actually only 17

And you said "As far" a lot of times there Good points well made tho

Heh who was it wanted to smash the lamp posts?
Also I been playing CSI and have since been dusting stuff with Four in case there's finger prints

Jonno

It sounded good in my head... I should probably proofread more often.

It was Greg and Casey. And me.

@ CSI - I was playing that the last time my stepkids were here, and Greg now walks around with q-tips taking DNA samples.

[Jon L. Obscene]

I had a feeling it was them 2

Heh I never thought of that *goes off to finf q-tips using magnifine glass and tourch* Might interrogate the cat too

Jonno