Comments on: Talking to your child about game addiction http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/08/29/talking-to-your-child-about-game-addiction/ Raising Good Kids Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pete Aldin http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/08/29/talking-to-your-child-about-game-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Pete Aldin Mon, 25 May 2009 11:33:46 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/?p=429#comment-1576 Think it might be a bit more complex than that Henry but I agree with the guts of your comment. Unfortunately, addiction tends to override what commen sense and selfcontrol people have left, though. Think it might be a bit more complex than that Henry but I agree with the guts of your comment. Unfortunately, addiction tends to override what commen sense and selfcontrol people have left, though.

]]> By: henry http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/08/29/talking-to-your-child-about-game-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 henry Wed, 20 May 2009 11:11:36 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/?p=429#comment-1561 People die because they didn't have enough common sense or self control to stop. People die because they didn’t have enough common sense or self control to stop.

]]> By: Katy http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/08/29/talking-to-your-child-about-game-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Katy Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:20:16 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/?p=429#comment-855 Thanks, Pete, and for sharing your experience. Yes, we can not take it personally, and then feel guilty for doing the right thing. Thanks, Pete, and for sharing your experience. Yes, we can not take it personally, and then feel guilty for doing the right thing.

]]> By: Pete Aldin http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/08/29/talking-to-your-child-about-game-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Pete Aldin Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:44:23 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/?p=429#comment-839 Gotta tell ya, Katy, this is EXCELLENT advice and ideas. I made the mistake of starting my kids early on video games (partly because I now see that I was addicted to - which I've beaten since.) Lecturing and nagging don't work. We're just not as interesting as the game. But get them away from it and talk is good. We also need to wean them young and involve them in other things so gaming is just ONE of their options. But when we suddenly pull them away from it, we shouldn't take it personally when they are aggressive or angry: there's LOADS of adrenaline pumping through their system and it takes time both for it to thin out AND for them to break their adrenaline addiction. Great post! Gotta tell ya, Katy, this is EXCELLENT advice and ideas. I made the mistake of starting my kids early on video games (partly because I now see that I was addicted to – which I’ve beaten since.)

Lecturing and nagging don’t work. We’re just not as interesting as the game. But get them away from it and talk is good. We also need to wean them young and involve them in other things so gaming is just ONE of their options.

But when we suddenly pull them away from it, we shouldn’t take it personally when they are aggressive or angry: there’s LOADS of adrenaline pumping through their system and it takes time both for it to thin out AND for them to break their adrenaline addiction.
Great post!

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