His friends at school all have ps4, xbox etc where they can interact with each other. My son has asked me can he have an xbox but I don t want him to go down the road of gaming addiction & not sure how safe it is online, i don t want anyone picking on him cos he s got an old fashioned ps2 but I want him to keep up with technologies & the outside world.not sure what to do so I come here for some advice which would be greatly appreciated. He is very sensible calm and loving and would only be given age appropriate games.
Answers (5)
I don’t see a problem with your son having an Xbox. I understand your fear that your son will be a mindless , jobless gamer in your home forever. It’s a scary thought because we love our children so much. Maybe you can have him work to make the money to buy the Xbox and the games. That would slow down the whole conversation about the Xbox and might even change the desirable outcome of the conversation to your favor. In closing I will say that the hard decisions in life are tough, but if you don’t want your son to have an Xbox it’s because of rational fears and knowledge of the world around you.
Well, your kid doesn't need an Xbox or PlayStation, and I'm sure he would be fine with an old one. I have reeaaallly outdated stuff and no Xbox, PlayStation etc. I'm fine with it. He probably won't get teased about it as I haven't been in that situation. If he does get teased then that's not his fault, it's the other kids who have nothing better to do... Hope this helps!
My parents have a gaming rule for my brothers on their electronics. Their rule is that they have to read for a half an hour and after reading they can play for half an hour on the game. They are allowed to do this up to three times. That's what mom and dad do. I hope this helps.
