Help! Husband and Son Addicted to Computer Game!?
Question by Ashley: Help! Husband and son addicted to computer game!?
My husband and 12-year-old son are completely addicted to an online computer game. They play it from the moment they get home until well past my son’s bedtime – literally 4-5 hours a night, and much longer on weekends. The only thing they’ll stop playing for is if my son has baseball or soccer. This game has totally consumed their lives.
Now, my son is doing fine in school, is in great physical shape, and has tons of friends (who also play this stupid game, although not nearly as much). But I still feel this is very unhealthy! But my husband insists there’s nothing wrong with it – it’s their way of relaxing, bonding and spending “quality time” together. And he points out that he spends a lot more time with our son than most fathers do – which is probably true.
My argument is: wouldn’t it be better to spend some of that “quality time” doing something else? Going fishing, building a doghouse, making model airplanes? Even some good old-fashioned TV watching?? But my husband counters with: how is any of that better? What’s it matter what we’re doing, as long as we’re together having fun?
I don’t know how to reply to that! Does he have a point? Is it really okay to spend 10 hours straight on a Saturday playing a computer game? I just can’t see how that’s healthy – but I can’t come up with anything else to prove my point!
HELP!!
Best answer:
Answer by slick1245
wow…….. ughhhhh hmmmmmmm father and son XD that aint good
what i would do is take away the computer game or limit the amount of time they get to play. or you can also play the game and forget about making dinner and breakfast and food and when they ask you to stop and do all that you make em stop playing to.
Answer by powpow
Going fishing, building a doghouse, making model airplanes had produced something usefull or at least give our body some exercise, more creative to our brain…. than just sit down in front of that computer with some strains of game… it just make more people aggressive.
Just try to discuss again with your husband.. n for more… you can see in this links about the negative impact:
http://www.pamf.org/preteen/parents/videogames.html
http://www.psychologymatters.org/videogames.html
N many more source that you can search…
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