There have been many studies done about how boys socialize through playing video games and I will back their study up 100%. Some kids like to go outside and play kickball after school, not Liam. He and his friends like to play video games. I will admit that it bothers me a little. I would love for him to be outdoors running around breathing in all that fresh air and getting all that exercise. I also love that he and his friends have a fun activity that they like to do together. I love listening to them chatter while they play and I know they spend time during school plotting and planning whose house they are going to go to after school. So, while I do make him go outside and get some fresh air and exercise, I also recognize that he’s not just turning his brain to mush while playing video games with his friends. They are talking, socializing, solidifying their friendships and blasting the heck out of the bad guys all at the same time. 🙂
Boys Socialize Through Video Games
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
don’t forget about the strategic tactics they are learning via video games…i think there are A LOT of outside influences that could “turn ones brain to mush”…video games (at least the ones my kids play) are probably the least of our worries.
There really is lots of problem solving and working together.
Paul swears that they helped his eye-hand coordination and dexterity. He was a National Merit Scholar, so if they melted his brain, it wasn’t tooo much. : )