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- Feb 4, 2013
If/when me and Dun ever end up marrying and having kids, even though we have pretty big video game collections and are pretty involved in the hobby, we'll definitely make sure that they don't get into that electronic stuff until they are older (or at least not have their own handheld gaming system and what have until they are responsible and proved that they have self-control with me and daddy's first and are at least six or seven at the very minimum age as that was how old I was around when I first got my first gameboy. Cellphones will just be for emergencies only and not have all those bells and whistles and will serve only their primary function and that is calling and I'll enforce strict time limits, probably no more than 30 minutes to an hour per day, especially if its a nice day out, I will give them a 10 minute warning to find a spot save their game before the game turns off so that I don't hear any "Mom, I'm in the middle of a battle!!" when time is up.
Many people use TV, video games, iphones what have you as their babysitters because they are too lazy to actually parent, but if anything, instead of leaving the kids at the TV or whatever, I'd actually watch them play and talk to them and get involved with them. I'd also introduce them to fun alternatives, especially if they are active and outdoorsy. If they are anything like me, they might find LARPing and running around the yarm fighting with foam, kid-safe weapons and acting out their imaginations so that even when they couldn't play their favorite RPG, they could still renact it outside and maybe make up their adventures, since that's just what me and my brother did when we couldn't play our pokemon games. Board games, crafts, drawing, reading, and card games etc could also be introduced and explored so that they could find their own electronic-free hobbies that they like.
Many people use TV, video games, iphones what have you as their babysitters because they are too lazy to actually parent, but if anything, instead of leaving the kids at the TV or whatever, I'd actually watch them play and talk to them and get involved with them. I'd also introduce them to fun alternatives, especially if they are active and outdoorsy. If they are anything like me, they might find LARPing and running around the yarm fighting with foam, kid-safe weapons and acting out their imaginations so that even when they couldn't play their favorite RPG, they could still renact it outside and maybe make up their adventures, since that's just what me and my brother did when we couldn't play our pokemon games. Board games, crafts, drawing, reading, and card games etc could also be introduced and explored so that they could find their own electronic-free hobbies that they like.