Similar deal for us when we moved into a new neighborhood and my boy was about

Jan 25, 2023
11:32:34am

m0resn0w Truly Addicted User

that age.

Didn't really connect with the boys his age in the ward/neighborhood.

Good news is that when he hit Jr. High and High School, his friend group expanded and he ended up with really solid friends. So there's hope. It's just a little rough to get through those younger years.

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I feel bad for my 11-yo. Every single boy his age in our neighborhood seemingly

maxpowers

1/25/23 11:26am

This is how I felt growing up. All the kids were into video games, I loved going out and playing sports

-C9-

1/25/23 11:27am

Glad I never got into that growing up.

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 11:28am

I work with the deacons. We played basketball last night. I can tell you, in my

Super Chicken

1/25/23 11:29am

LOL - several years ago we had teachers that really couldn't even run properly

JamieTartt

1/25/23 11:32am

RE: LOL - several years ago we had teachers that really couldn't even run

JAGA97

1/25/23 11:34am

It's not funny at all. Education systems and parents are failing kids.

bluefish

1/25/23 11:45am

Society keeps cutting recess, and PE and eliminating opportunities for kids to

BYUtka

1/25/23 11:52am

Yeah, we’ve had basic biking activities that were a big struggle for some. On

Super Chicken

1/25/23 11:36am

BYUtka

1/25/23 11:49am

My kid was that kid a few years ago. He can't sit still and when his friends

Tricky

1/25/23 11:30am

Similar deal for us when we moved into a new neighborhood and my boy was about

m0resn0w

1/25/23 11:32am

I'll be the first contrarian, video games are awesome. All things in moderation,

paulb

1/25/23 11:34am

it is possible to do both. I played a lot of sports and played a lot of VG

LeonMarek

1/25/23 11:43am

I’m not saying they’re evil. I’m saying every other kid his age is obsessed

maxpowers

1/25/23 11:43am

Mk. "dumb video games" was probably more directed at the kids liking nothing

paulb

1/25/23 11:49am

I guess if you want to extrapolate dumb with evil, go ahead

maxpowers

1/25/23 12:07pm

Yeah, my kids play sports, play video games, are involved in lots of things. You

BYUtka

1/25/23 11:45am

Parents are the biggest source of this problem. Video games themselves are not

LBCougar

1/25/23 11:49am

Once upon a time TV was the babysitter, now it's video games

icecougar

1/25/23 11:50am

Or the other side where they are forbidden so kids never get the opportunity to

BYUtka

1/25/23 11:55am

Games are not inherently evil, but they are "inherently" addictive to YM.

runnincoug

1/25/23 12:18pm

Video game companies hire PhDs to create games in a way that’s addictive

maxpowers

1/25/23 12:32pm

Yep, there's literally an entire profession trying to apply psychology to make

runnincoug

1/25/23 12:42pm

Totally agree. So while I agree that its important for parents to exercise

Tricky

1/25/23 12:57pm

in my current ward, my first EQ activity was a multi-player game of Halo...

icecougar

1/25/23 11:49am

In high school it gets worse, it's a social outlet

braddahmike

1/25/23 11:54am

Video games are for when the weather sucks, any other time kids should be outsid

BYU Grounds

1/25/23 11:58am

Worst part is that they probably aren't even playing cool video games

gaffer

1/25/23 12:03pm

Yep, they play lame crap like Minecraft.

BYUtka

1/25/23 12:08pm

My 15-yr-old just told us he is glad we never bought him a gaming device

Gigo

1/25/23 12:09pm

Back in my day video games were fun, but not so fun you'd choose them over a game of 21 or football.

shimmy

1/25/23 1:04pm

Part of the problem is you need other people to really have fun outside. Video

BYUtka

1/25/23 1:18pm

True, but even so, I used to spend hours shooting hoops alone or throwing

runnincoug

1/25/23 1:50pm

Many parents completely fail to place boundaries on video games. So they have to

BlooCoog

1/25/23 2:04pm

I'm with you man, that's so sad these other parents suck and won't limit that.

Mitty

1/25/23 2:16pm

I was never very good at video games or basketball. Between the two, my social

Great38

1/25/23 2:26pm

Wait until they are 25 and still doing the same thing.

cougarmeister

1/25/23 3:06pm

I didn’t have many friends growing up. Some of my favorite memories are playing

ColonelMustard

1/25/23 4:36pm

I liked having halo or COD nights with a bunch of people.

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