Do you plan to introduce your children to videogames?

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NintendoPie said:

bonkers555 said:

d21lewis said:

bonkers555 said:
No, I introduce them to outdoor play.

Well, hopefully the outdoor play is automatic. 

You would think so. Father of three here and I don't allow them to play video games by them self. I want all my kids to play games with friends or each other to help with their social skills. That's why the Wii and Kinect is so popular in my household.

I'm 13, on VGC most of the time when home, and have great social skills and many friends. I would say, more than anything, it is up to the person if they would have great or bad social skills, not up to a teacher/parent.

I think you're both missing something. Developing social skills when amongst a circle of similar aged friends is usually quite easy for kids. Games are a nice way to augment that, sure, but social skills/behaviour amongst older generations, in formal settings and with certain groups/cultures is something that needs to be taught to kids; arguably more important than teaching social skills amongst a group of peers. They'll normally pick that up without any input needed.