Hey ladies,
I have a 7 year old who recently earned this game system. What rules and boundaries do you use? So far my rules are to finish homework before playing, only E rated games, take a break after an hour of play, no games during meal time or time when the family is spending quality time together.
Does anyone have experience with Cooking Mama 2? The game has an alcohol warning on it and I was wondering if the alcohol is used as an ingredient or a beverage (or both). I plan to look into it further while my kid is at school.
Thanks for the replies. For now, things have been going smoothly. I ended up trading a game I was uncomfortable with since it had an alcohol reference in it (even though it was rated E). At her age, I would prefer her to play games without that type of stuff. Now I just need to get a better command of picto chat to see how close others have to be to communicate with her.
My 10 yo has one and he earns his time by doing chores, having his homework done, being nice to his brother. He starts with 0 mins and can earn up to an hour a day. It also works the other way and if he talks back, mean to his brother, gets in trouble he loses time.
My son is 6, almost 7, and we have had the Wii for alittle over a year and he loves to play it. This past year, just before Christmas time, I noticed that during conversations, the thing he would want to talk about the most was the Wii games. He was way wrapped up in Mario Galaxy and all the worlds and such. I decided that too much of his brain power and thoughts were revolving around video game (aka non-real) things. His play was already limited, but what I did and still do is limit his play to weekends only. During the week I do let him play a few computer games, but Wii is only for weekends that way he is forced to still do other play such as drawing or Legos that he loves.
I am reading a GREAT book called Bring up Geeks (Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered, Kids) how to protect your kid's childhood in a grow-up-too-fast world. It adresses this very issue. It is an must have parent guide book!
Blessings, K.
I know I am late on this one, but I just wanted to through in a thought or two. My son is 8 and has a DS and I have him play some of educational games like Brain age and there is another out on words this has come in handy and has helped with his spelling at school.
