Do you think video games are bad for your children and your wallet?

I think if you have the money to do it than why not? But I do not think that video games are good for children? too many kids are becoming really lazy from sitting around playing games all day and not outside in the woods like we use to be! But I agree with you and Good for you for taking their games away. i would make them share or nothing at all!

Hi there! I have brothers whose now in their 20's but are still crazy about video games. Since childhood they have had several brands of game consoles already. Whatever comes out in the market they've got to have it and yes it's expensive. But I wouldn't consider video games a bad thing as long as it is done in moderation. It's a way to bond with the family cause there are games that can be played by adults. But parents must still guide their kids and teach them to manage their time playing. Especially sharing it with other siblings. Like what we did when my brothers were still young. What's good is that now, they're the ones who buy the games themselves. Ciao!

I don't think video games are really that bad for children especially if played in moderation. They can be bad for your wallet too if you don't shop around for the best prices. Maybe the best thing to do is tell them you're not buying them a lot of games from now on and start shopping for used games. Tell them they get a game budget of so many games a month or every so many months. Make them choose their games more carefully next time. And, by buying used games at stores like Gamestop or the equivalent you can save a few dollars here and there. Plus, you can also sell them back to the store when they're finished with them and get some money back or you can get store credit.

In my thougth i prefer to play vedio games .because entertainment is very important in our lifes ,and children like too much to play vedio games but it has lot of limitations is there like children forget there daily activity and school.

I know you you truly love your kids of course, letteing them tp play the games,i think its not that bad as long as you let them play in a certain time, perhaps its bad when you let them play for many hours thats not good for them, but its not good to spoiled them too, i think you spoiled them thats why they used to to tell to buy another one and new one..anyway you are a mother you know the best for your kids better than us so..

I dont think video games are bad for your kids if they only play them for a resonable amount of time? I dont think they should be on a video game 24/7. They can be expensive tho. And i know with my kids they dont understand or care that the games they want are 60 bucks a pop, they just want the game! Hey if you can afford it great go for it but dont go overboard. i dont see anything wrong with having two 360's in your house if you have 3 boys. It should save alot of hassle of fighting and as far as the Ds 's go, they are handheld and the games are less expensive and they can chat back and forth on those so yea each of the kids should have one of their own. Just dont let it hurt your wallet to much.

I can at least take care of my wallet, but once addicted, there’s no way you can take care of your children after that. I am simply scared of the video game addiction syndrome. Its for this reason, I am forever acting poor to my son and why I have not taken internet at home. online games are just as bad (if not worse) and with no batteries to go off, kids are just hooked to the net forever. Its not only bad for their eyes, it drains their intelligence and makes a couch potato of them.

If you truly believe that your kids should only have one system, and share their games, then why do you buy them all these expensive systems and games? You're enabling their behavior. I have 5 children, granted the little 2 are still babies so don't count. My oldest is 11 and the most into video games in our house, although my 6 year old twins like them too. Here's how our video game systems break down.... the twins don't own any of their own games or systems. They watch their older brother and their dad play, and sometimes play along as well. My oldest son got his first game boy... yes, the old old game boy, a year ago for Christmas. At his birthday we gave him OUR OLD game cube. Any games he recieved were purchased used, obviously because they stopped making game cube games. At that time my husband had just purchased himself a USED ps2. Later in the year he was given a free x box 360, so at Christmas we gave the ps2 to my oldest son and purchased him some games he'd like from a used game store. My oldest son plays his ps2 during his free time as he pleases, but the x box he can only play with his dad. The twins are allowed to play the ps2 with their brothers permission, and again, can only play x box with dad. The game cube and game boy have been put away since nobody is interested in them anymore. So we have never once purchased a new system or even a new game. I refuse to spend that kind of money just to spoil the children. There are plenty of more productive things they can do with their time!

The technology is constantly improving and when a product first comes out on to the market it's always going to very expensive due to popular demand. However, the price will eventually come down and this is a good thing. Video games are good as long as there can be some kind of balance. It sounds like you are in a difficult position though. You seem to be handling it quite well. It would be nice if a family could agree on the one system but I guess everyone has their own individual choices. There's another thing about video games and I don't know whether this is true or not but it was mentioned that these games actually make you more intelligent. Some of the games deal in problem solving and the like, there's generally content in the game where you have to constantly figure something out. I think video games do get your mind ticking over, good for the brain as it were. Good luck with your own situation anyhow. Andrew

I think it's more bad for your wallet than for your children lol! Wow! two Xbox 360 each?! I think that's too much. One Xbox 360 is enough for one home. I think that is being impractical. I think you need to exercise your authority in them. The game itself is kind of expensive so that's double the expense! Kids would love to have you as their mom! hehe..

Yes I'll agree that video games do probably do a good amount of damage to the children's parents wallet but it's something for them to do right? My brother likes video games a lot and I did to when I was a kid. Now I'm starting to be interested in them again. Video games can be a positive thing for children though because it gives them something to take their stress away from school that they probably have built up and it helps them so they don't get bored. Don't worry though I think that pretty much every child will eventually grow out of video games or at least get old enough to buy their own.

it's bad if it is abused. it's good if it is shared. having three children and each of them has their own video game is really bad for the wallet.

I would like to say that I have also heard of cases where children actually benefited and learned more from playing certain games and game systems and I find this very interesting. I wonder if there have ever been any studies done on this?

Well, in response to video games, it's too numerous nowadays... too many to mention because even on internet, our children can still play... Technology is rising every now and then so it's quite hard for us moms to let our children quit.. it's not that we're being in an old-fashion way, but we're just trying to limit their use of those such... I have my five year old daughter.. she's not into gaming but then it happened one day from morning til 12nn, she's playing in the computer... i got a hard time stopping her since she will cry out loud and her father will hit her.. so i just stopped from nagging her to stop... but then, i explained to her the causes and effects of playing for long hours... we just needed to be more patient and up-to-date to for the advantages and disadvantages of letting our children get intact with the use of such... Since my daughter is still in her pre-school years, so it's quite easy for me to explain.. It's really hard for your kids to quit as of now.. but try to introduce some games to them which are unrelated with the use of computers.. also to give them some examples, news, or pictures of what might happen to their own health... Let them have some workshops outside of your house.. I guess it'll a lot cheaper and they can even meet some new friends.. There's no harm in trying anyway^^ hope this helps..:)

i have four children and we have 1 nintendo ds, 1 psp and 1 ps2. if they are not going to learn to share then it is better that i keep it all and not let them play. i am a single mom and buying them each is not a good idea. my son has his own games and the girls share the same likes of games. sometimes there are also games that my son plays with the girls. they need to learn to share or else they can not play

I really think video games are bad on your pocket. Its a good way to get you kids out of your hair. When they are on there video games its so peaceful. I'm so glad my daughter has grow up out that stage, but now its designer clothes, shoes, purses, and jewerly. Wait minute I'm still getting it bad. Oh well we can't win for losing.

You made a big mistake buying to them different systems for each one, the solution there it was to teach them how to share. When I was kid I shared all my consoles with my 2 brothers, and I had no probmel with that, even I learned to play the same game with them, or even having fun just watching them playing.