Video Games and Children
At church on Sunday (two days ago) I had a conversation with a young, blonde-haired boy named Luke, which I don’t do very often. He’s attending a public school. That fact alone is sad, considering the barrage of liberal philosophy and socialization he faces every day.
After only a few minutes of talking with him, it becomes evident that he really loves computer games. He plays them almost every chance he gets. It’s kind of funny to watch him pretend in his exaggerative way to throw a grenade or be shooting enemies--but it’s also sad. Sadly, he’s hooked on computer games at such a young age. Rather than wanting to read or play outdoors, he wants to be a chair potato. Yeah, I can understand the draw; I used to play the violent war games all the time, too--until I came under conviction about it. Loads of time were being wasted. (Also, there’s something odd about glorifying war and death. Somehow I don’t think we should trivialize violence and death.) Luke even said that he’d feel like playing the video games in church if there were a computer there. I asked him if he played any nonviolent games and he answered “no.”
Well, there’s only so much you can say to a young boy like him who’s already hooked on video games. But, I do know this: there’s something wrong with this picture. It seems reasonable and prudent to disallow video game/computer use for such young kids--or at the very least to majorly restrict usage. That’s my view. What do you all say?
After only a few minutes of talking with him, it becomes evident that he really loves computer games. He plays them almost every chance he gets. It’s kind of funny to watch him pretend in his exaggerative way to throw a grenade or be shooting enemies--but it’s also sad. Sadly, he’s hooked on computer games at such a young age. Rather than wanting to read or play outdoors, he wants to be a chair potato. Yeah, I can understand the draw; I used to play the violent war games all the time, too--until I came under conviction about it. Loads of time were being wasted. (Also, there’s something odd about glorifying war and death. Somehow I don’t think we should trivialize violence and death.) Luke even said that he’d feel like playing the video games in church if there were a computer there. I asked him if he played any nonviolent games and he answered “no.”
Well, there’s only so much you can say to a young boy like him who’s already hooked on video games. But, I do know this: there’s something wrong with this picture. It seems reasonable and prudent to disallow video game/computer use for such young kids--or at the very least to majorly restrict usage. That’s my view. What do you all say?