Ren Allen

" he said he
likes playing the computer war games, and the weapons are related to
real wars."

Trevor too...he originally got interested in wars and weaponry by
watching "mail call" on the history channel. He would spout off all
sorts of interesting factoids about weapons at the darndest times.

He's been a pretty serious gamer for many years now...I haven't seen
any "waning" of the hours he spends on games and computers, but that's
his life. He's mega into technology, has learned to build and repair
computers and loves the complicated games. He's also very willing to
walk away if we have interesting plans, or to help me out if I need it.
So while there is no "forbidden fruit" syndrome going on, that doesn't
necessarily mean a waning in time spent on an activity.

I really think if a parent is waiting around for a child to spend less
time on ANYTHING, that is the wrong attitude. Would you say "I'm
waiting for him to spend less time reading those darn books"?
or "I really hope this fascination with nature starts waning soon"?

Tv, video games and computers are valid sources for learning. They are
not secondary, or less than or better than other sources, unless you
love them...then they ARE better.:)

Whatever it is your child loves, don't hope for them to spend less
time on it, hope that they feel secure and safe enough with you that
it isn't an issue at all.

Ren
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