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| Thread ID: 91497 | 2008-07-09 07:11:00 | Addiction to online games | Greven (91) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 686747 | 2008-07-09 11:19:00 | But is he addicted? I would say not. I have had words and he knows when enough is enough |
plod (107) | ||
| 686748 | 2008-07-09 11:21:00 | online game addiction can be quite serious, especially when younger kids are exposed to it. I'm not afraid to say that i had a borderline addiction, didn't realise until i tried to stop playing. Was hard enough for me, let alone someone younger. There aren't any official support groups, but plenty of psychologists etc now recognise that gaming can become addictive and destructive, so that might be a place to start. Talking to other, older gamers about it might also be an idea? |
Jan Birkeland (4741) | ||
| 686749 | 2008-07-09 11:56:00 | In China, they send such people to "re-training camps" or basically boot camp for 4-6 weeks. Ouch! Apparently the rate of success is very high. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 686750 | 2008-07-09 21:59:00 | Imo games have a huge hold over kids. When you're young and things are newish etc etc I used to get soooo excited and hooked on games It was awesome :D But yeah, I kinda wish sometimes my parents had just said "thats enough!" and pulled the plug |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 686751 | 2008-07-10 03:06:00 | In my youth I was 'addicted' to books, I don't see computer game addiction as something drastically different. Ask yourself what you're actually worried about. If you're worried because they're not doing anything else, give them something else to do, and set limits on it. "No WoW til you've done your homework" or "Let's go to the park!" If you're worried because they're spending so much time on this new fandangled internet thing, take an interest in what they're doing, so it's not so scary for you. Besides, it's rather hypocritical to ban computers when you probably spend a few hours a night watching TV. |
shermo (12739) | ||
| 686752 | 2008-07-10 03:48:00 | In my youth I was 'addicted' to books, I don't see computer game addiction as something drastically different . Ask yourself what you're actually worried about . If you're worried because they're not doing anything else, give them something else to do, and set limits on it . "No WoW til you've done your homework" or "Let's go to the park!" If you're worried because they're spending so much time on this new fandangled internet thing, take an interest in what they're doing, so it's not so scary for you . Besides, it's rather hypocritical to ban computers when you probably spend a few hours a night watching TV . Given what type of forum this is, I have my doubts that anyone thinks the net is some scary new fangled thing . When I was a kid, when my parents restricted things it just made me want to play more . Best thing is to see what they get out of it, if it's bad, and what alternatives you can present them with . If you need an outright ban, so be it, but I'd seriously looks at everything before doing that . |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 686753 | 2008-07-10 04:02:00 | If you're worried because they're spending so much time on this new fandangled internet thing, take an interest in what they're doing, so it's not so scary for you . Besides, it's rather hypocritical to ban computers when you probably spend a few hours a night watching TV . Addiction is a stupid way to describe it . Exactly, if they were sitting about watching TV no-one would fuss as much, or if they were going running obssesively or something . Runescape is just a game, not even much of one, let them play, they're not out producing grafitti, bashing old people or stealing cars are they? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 686754 | 2008-07-10 06:33:00 | Given what type of forum this is, I have my doubts that anyone thinks the net is some scary new fangled thing. Yes, good point. However, replace 'net' with 'MMORPG' (Is runescape even an MMORPG?) and I think it's still a valid suggestion |
shermo (12739) | ||
| 686755 | 2008-07-10 07:46:00 | I was 23 when I put my mind to find other hobbies. And that was exactly what I tried out. Finding other hobbies. I tried a few things, but meeting people who had no interest in games (both online and offline) worked for me. I was forced to do other things. I realise this won't work for children, but I wasn't sure what Greven's post was aimed at. Is Greven trying to get help, or concerned for others? I've never got into online gaming in a big way. I was asked by someone if I knew of anything to help her son & I thought it was an interesting question. She can't convince her son to do anything except play runescape - to the point that it is affecting his speech. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 686756 | 2008-07-10 07:57:00 | This might seem far fetched, but have they tried introducing them to role-playing (e.g Dungeons and Dragons). This does require multiple participants, parents in this case? |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
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