Questions regarding a child's use of video games may cover determining suitability, setting and enforcing limits, or other questions relating to what role video games play in a child's life.
Questions tagged [video-games]
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How to handle different rules about video games at friend's house?
My 8-year old son, like many boys his age, is obsessed with video games. We try to have a rule at our house where he's allowed to play certain games that are appropriate to his age, for only a specific period. During the week, if he's done his…
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Should I let my 3 year old play educational games on my iPhone?
There are some great educational-type games for smart phones. Our daughter was able to navigate my iPhone pretty early on.
She seems to learn a lot from the games she is playing - letter sounds, colors, etc. She would also play it all day if we…
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Do all video games really have to be moderated?
I notice a lot of 'money for good behaviour'-type development question for kids here, and the main argument is some permutation of 'giving money for good behaviour does not help develop intrinsic motivation'. I also noticed a lot of 'moderate( ie.…
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How to convince my wife that some digital gaming is beneficial
My wife was never a gamer. She has a deep hate towards the idea of our five-year-old son playing a video game yet she is totally OK with him watching up to 3 hours a day of Netflix Kids.
How do I convince her (with evidence ideally) that some games…
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Gaming for Kids
My daughter is getting excited to be playing games with my wife and I. My issue lies in the fact that growing up (some time ago) I wasn't allowed to play games very often. Things change and I get that, so my core question is:
What games should I be…
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How can you make sure a game is suitable for children
While I'm not a parent myself, I have 3 nieces and nephews, and they're starting to show interest in video games.
Their parents do not know much about games, especially about the way they are currently heavily monetized, wich can (and have) caused…
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What's the best way to teach a 5yr old to play chess?
My son figured out checkers a few months ago..but got bored playing when he realized chess existed and that there are a lot more variety of players and movements.
He also loves video games. Is there an app or video that teaches chess in a really…
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Are there any video games that are recommended for 6 year olds which might help development of cognitive skills and/or coordination?
I played some video games back when I was a teenager but never played anything since... I remember this as something addictive that took time away from what I now see as more important things. I now have a 6yo daughter. Should I introduce her to…
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