Video Game Addictions

I obviously don’t know the ages of your kids or grandkids, but one of my biggest concerns as a mom is the video game addiction that I see in the kids my son hangs out with. MY son is 18 and has loved video games since he was about 6 or so. I resisted allowing him to play any until he was about 8 and then it was supervised. The past few years he goes through waves of being addicted to one game or another. This month he has a new game that him and his buddies play and it is like a ghost town at my house. Once he gets home, he is right into his room and on the game.

I think for many kids that is a huge concern. I know with my kid, he does have a lot of outside activities and he is a good student. I just hate that he spends so much time gaming. For some kids, video games can really influence their entire lives – making them hermits and detached from society. I wish it was like the old Pac Man days where we could go to the arcade and have fun! LOL

Do you have kids that try to be addicted to their games? Do you regulate their time and the games they play or are they of the age where it is beyond your control?