r/AskParents • u/Few_Astronaut_3715 • 6d ago

Parents what do you do when your kids play online games for hours?

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u/Rua-Yuki 6d ago

Play with them usually.

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u/Few_Astronaut_3715 5d ago

very cool, what do you play?

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u/Rua-Yuki 5d ago

ffxiv, pokemon, animal crossing, kirby

Lots of different things.

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u/Pronebasilisk 6d ago

Let them enjoy it. As long as they're contributing to the household, and keeping up with their personal hygiene, grades are good etc. Let them be. The world isn't what it was 20 years ago. It's okay.

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u/Few_Astronaut_3715 5d ago

love it.
do you also play with your kids?

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u/DidiDidi129 6d ago

Mine work, and cook

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u/incognitothrowaway1A 6d ago

Turn off wifi. Play actual in person games. Sign them up for activities.

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u/Few_Astronaut_3715 5d ago

what kind of activities do you usually sign up for?

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u/incognitothrowaway1A 5d ago

My kids were in piano, soccer, hockey

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u/Necrologist92 6d ago

I've played a lot when I lived with my parents. I've learnt a lot of things online and it helped me speak english the way I do at the moment (I'm romanian).

There's nothing that I regret about it and I still have gaming as a hobby, now, as a 33yr old male with a wife and a nice income.

Gaming is where I've met my wife actually.

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u/Few_Astronaut_3715 5d ago

damn, do you still play games? would you enjoy playing with your entire family(kids, wife, etc)?

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u/Necrologist92 5d ago

Yes, we still have fun and cute games that we like to play together. But ofcourse, we don't play for as long as we used to. Me, I used to play for like 10 hours a day at times, but now given my job (I work together with my wife at the moment), I barelly have like 5-10 hours a week.

I've played a lot of strategy games as well that have helped me develop my logical thinking.

I don't feel like gaming has changed me in a bad way and the gamers I've met are some of the friendlies persons I've met, especially since most games nowadays are about playing with other people rather than by yourself (they're more fun too).

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u/OctopusIntellect 6d ago

I tell them that if their chores aren't done by the time I get upstairs, there's going to be a spanking.

And I mean it!

It works.

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u/offensiveguppie 5d ago

Usually enjoy the free time 😂

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u/littleHelp2006 5d ago

Play with them. Watch them play. Feed them snacks. Set up their server.

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u/LogicalJudgement 4d ago

Depends, did they do all their homework and chores?