VIDEO GAMES ADDICTION...

hear hear, I totally 100% agree with you. What would the kids of today do if they didnt have their cable / sattilite tv video games or such. they would be loss. I am like you an have remember playing out side getting exercise etc I after school I was out till just before dark or came in as the street lights came on. Today the kids just sit in front of the boob tube, or idiot box as my parrents refered to it when I was a kid.

Hey CDW :) When my son was little he was happy w/ a stick out in the yard-he had games,bats,balls,rc cars you name it but give him a stick & he was happy. Since about age 12 he got stuck on playing games @ one point that was all he wanted to do-the games are expensive & he could beat 'em in one day! Thankfully now that he's in his upper teens there isn't much time for games. He is having to work hard & exercise harder to try to regain a fit build from all those years of doing nothing but playing games.

Sometimes I feel like my kids are the only ones that don't play video games. They are 4, 5 and 6 but it seems like other kids their age have already perfected many games. My kids can't even use the controller for my husband's Playstation. He occasionally puts on this one motorcycle racing game he has. It has a free mode with no goals so he sets it up with 2 bikes and they take turns. It usually lasts like 20 minutes because they get frustrated that they can't get the bikes to go where they want and I don't feel like doing it for them. My oldest did learn to play Harry Potter on the Gamecube (which we have) at her friend's house. This little girl is 7 and is an expert at Gamecube games and had to teach my 6 year old to play. I don't know if my kids will ever really play games. We only have one Playstation2 and one TV for it and my husband is already addicted and on it every waking moment he is home and I am on the computer. Plus they all need my supervision to play games because they can't do it themselves and I just don't feel like doing that. Much easier for them to go play board games or with their toys. I admit they watch way too much TV though. I get a lot of migraines and the TV keeps them quiet while I wait (and hope) the Advil kicks in.

I agree that kids and parents are relying too heavily on video games for entertainment/babysitting. In this past year, I have been on a campaign to get my grandkids to use their imagination and sports to replace video games. With their parents cooperation, their video and tv time is limited to a few hours a week, usually on the 1 - 3 hour car rides we take picking the kids up and returning them to their other homes (shared custody sucks.) Instead, we play cards, board games, color, go to the park, play baseball, and ride bikes. The kids also like to sing and put on skits. Guess what? The kids often ask to play cards or games as much or more often than they ask to watch TV or play video games. And "I'm bored, buy me a new video game," is almost a thing of the past. Another interesting thing, my sister who teaches mentally and physically handicapped children was just telling me about a study that shows a correlation between the number of hours children spend viewing video screens and a frightening increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism. (If I remember right it was something like 1 in 156 now vs 1 in 600 ten years ago.) Seems something in the video causes something in the brain to shut down. I don't understand all the science involved, but I do rely heavily on her judgment in these areas as she has a masters degree, and holds certificates and endorsements as a master teacher and special education teacher as well as having almost 30 years experience in her field.

This family that I babysit has kids that are addicted to video games. I think it's horrible! The children are 2, 4, 6, and 8. I know, silly ages lol. But it is crazy because the four year old is so good that he can even beat me sometimes! It's unhealthy at such a young age for children to be hooked on that stuff. It makes them lazy, and I've seen kids get really frustrated and angry. And as far as people stomping over people to get these games, I believe it! And I totally agree with you, they are just games! People need to relax about it a little bit. Soon video games will be considered a sport. A sport which is most dangerous when you're going to the store to buy the games!

i usually play online pc games but sometimes ps2, i used to have an xbox but i sold it lol. i think that the computer is gettin in the way of my school work but i just love to play on it, its just addictive, as u probably know lol.

I'd say I'm addicted to video games. But I've got a social life, I get exercise, I'm not overweight. Video games are FUN. What's the problem?

I don't oppose kids to play video games, actually I am a video game fan too. But, I always think there have a line between bad and good when you talking about one thing. When you across the line, the good thing would become bad. But, if you can handle it well, it can become a positive matter for your kids. Therefore, parents should take the responsibility to tell the kids what is the appropriate hours they should spent on the video games, not to oppose kids to play any kind of video games absolutely.

Every thing you do in excess,while neglecting your other, responsibilities,become your focus of attention,and can be called addiction,and there is nothing we can do aboutit, talk about,choices and preferences,

Video Games can actually give you an aspect of life that one has not seen before. It's not keeping people away from being active, it's actually getting better to the point where the Wii is motion activated, so you have to do motions to perform certain moves within your game. Just doing these actions can improve one physical wellness (compared to those who do nothing at all). Video Games are moving in an appropriate direction, and the lives of mankind is moving to a virtual world..and there's nothing to stop it.

Even though video games are addicting, it still falls to the parents to neutralize that addiction like spending time with their kids more often.

I am still addicted like i was when i was a kid i just cant get over games i play for days its just a hobbie i guess.

I do what I enjoy.. play video games. Then again, there ARE multiplayer games.. Following that.. tournaments. Cash Prizes. Eh.. Well, I'll just tell you that most are addicting, even crappy ones.

yes you are right, im on the pc 24/7 practically and my parents are always tellin me to get off

i love to play Xbox 360 games.. they r awesome

I was addicted once but I got over it

No one should get addict of anything..

I think that you are right. My son is 4 and he is so into his ps2. I only allow him to play for a half hour a day though. He still has to go outside and play and stay active and all of that. I think that video games are just about as addictive to kids as the computer is to adults.

Yes, i am agree to u... But parents are responsible for tht..