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Originally Posted by FngKestrel
Now, I ask you, gentle readers (with a possible bias), does this lead to more effective parenting, or does this just make it easier for parents to slough off duties to an inanimate object, much in the way a lot of kids were just plopped in front of TVs to act as babysitters?
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This is not an effective parenting tool. It's pretty much a reaction to "Oh shit, I haven't taught my children to not play video games 10 hours a day, and I don't feel like telling them not to." It's a way to anti-parent, in a sense.
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And the followup question, if people were actually good parents, wouldn't such a tool like this be unecessary?
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Yes. I go through periods (usually when I get a really good new game) where I play a lot. But then it drops off. Some days I play nothing and some days I play a few hours. Has this melted my brain into slush? I'm starting college this year in a fairly difficult major. I'm a science dork. I don't think so.
Maybe this is the latest response to violent video games? Well, if a parent is so worried about children turning into killing machines after playing, wouldn't it be better to teach them the difference between fantasy and reality than limiting their playing time?
I think the real issue that needs to be addressed is parenting. Parents need to be parents and enforce rules themselves. When you acually need a machine to do your job, then you need to think a bit.