Kids Obssessed with Video Games

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I kind of scratch my head in and say you've got to be kidding me if this is driving Chris crazy to appoint a column cops. There immediately got some serious problems not just a little I welcome pulled pulled the plug. You know any interest butcher for -- you know way my serial on this is that look kids who pushed so far and they know what to do winners over the top. Put if you put down some limits mills built complain initially and everything -- at the end of the day they want some limits they want some restrictions that are reasonable. This this woman clearly is having a problem with your you know she's trying to be your kid's friend or something to you know here's this wonderful game. I love -- see -- I love you that's not how you sure you love you by buying material things out there you know so these people would becomes a babysitting device whether or not the.

Its interest in -- that is mentioned in the article though a lot of parents you know either out of distraction -- I don't wanna. You know it's necessarily pick a negative we don't know this woman bush right. That they say the house is absolutely immaculate choose a single mother of four tournament that's that makes it difficult she's a hard worker. Ike I'm stunned by the -- this figure the entertainment software association reports that the popularity. Of video games is skyrocketing. 42%. Of adults now and not talk about children. 42%. Of adults eat it intends to view of all hoped to find in video game in their Christmas stocking. This why. That is a stunning memo I mean. Just under 50%. Adults with talkin' about little on kids kids are crazy if you let them be -- in your right about setting limits but this woman while this is really really extreme. -- Tells me two things one is that we should have gone into the video game this hot hot hot topic I thought it. Another opportunity for wells comin' god right it's actually I must be missing some peculiar only I I like to play video game from time to time but. If I played a video game once -- months that's it all right so it's clearly aren't sure we're gonna dig into -- us so we're gonna do psychoanalysis of you then and that'll help our audience respond on this issue about the mom call the cops that's how frustrated she is. What's it like -- house sold with these video games and how do you set the limits. Are you going through the same kind of held at this woman's given going through 6172666868. So you say he'll play a video game every few weeks but it's not an obsession you -- talk who was so what do you have like we are tomorrow's -- sixty or PlayStation. -- the -- we play Madden. Oh okay all right so the football I think all right -- he'll compete against him. Right okay are right and but me -- you don't get caught up and.

No -- you know he plays of more than I do but he doesn't get obsessed and it either but naw I think gone on this type of stuff. You need to set controls and by the way it's the same thing with the text link. One on Monday and the average -- something the average kid in America or eight cents 5500. Text messages are months. Okay if a driver of the kids who have these they'd go defaults fellows that I like 200 day -- its its just a little less than 200 a day -- No offense and then you get texting and school in issues should there. And they get a stay or do they surf the Internet that you always is though did this all kinds of issues. Where kids have these temptations for you and I grown up was what's -- out and play ball would do so John nor hang around the street corner. No for these guys its you know get in front of the computer and and and an all might play mindless games.

And as I understand it Grand Theft Auto start about this in the past I have actually never seeing the game I've read reports of it. I've seen maybe. You know a little but a little clip on television thing but it's like 102 clip of something. -- theft auto. Is an exceedingly exceedingly violent video in which the gamer at that player than is assumes the role of a latter climbing criminal. While that's a role model to aspire June riot police and every Leo yeah kill on the -- is -- on this and doing than -- and bank -- so whatever the hell the dynamics and apparently the Betty due to -- the -- So. -- the aspiration is to be. What's the truth of what's that recruited through being the best you can be drive to one of the obvious things the -- criminal you can be. Is what that's what wanna do look this is all about Grand Theft Auto I scratch my head when I read this story because I'm very sympathetic with the mom. How the hell this Grand Theft Auto get into our house. I mean imagine as one -- she had right by it okay if you had to buy. Yeah ought be out all won't even if somebody get a lead to -- to give to get. Wait a minute the -- of the house mrs. financial media view of the blast not if fourteen year old son. Now apparently. To give her credit. You know she finds of doing this -- 2 through the morning she and worries today that's enough bubble -- I'll put it away that's it for the night go to bed. And -- of you know wakes up sneaks around does whatever and she discovers a back at it again had to studio monitor calls the cops can you heads in the coffee the other copy -- ago. Can be India -- tell the kid hey chill out. What legislation they don't have big Irish hostage deal worked out you know. How could you include Syria the monitor now you get this 1415 year old adolescent kid who's watching violent and you know playing violent game so.

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Into the more we always in the morning he many -- schooled the next day your you know if it happened to durning -- can try to put some and he did it's happening too much. So we go to school sleep to -- lost that yuppie and he's not focused he can't pay attention he's not alert show he she's agitator well what have you probably grouchy with a -- with -- teacher can always run usually -- this kid who were just taken a general kid out here. In society that's a real problem the general observation is fair because I mean retirement -- you do want a first of all it's the game itself. It's Grand Theft -- second while it's not as if it's 7 o'clock at night Galarraga homered done you can play for now off okay blob while -- or whatever. In death hate I I don't know enough about video games have been the first to admit. But they must be -- up in that creates a kind of a challenge and a participatory. Stimulation for -- history. Because geography. For sports to -- a cure whatever the hell it is. Green is a freak and.

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Is is one issue coach you but you know what the edit it after two what was terminator is over. In in Grand Theft Auto goes on and on and on you could be near an area in front of the screen for five always getting agitated. You know studies show your blood pressure's up your heart greatest increase your agitated in the -- You're you're you're -- kids by the way all this texting and the like is this hurting did they get there estimating that. These kids are gonna have -- increase vision problems later really -- yeah because all the texting. -- you know this is an obsession. We're terminator two over after whatever two hours. This game goes on and on and you you don't watched terminator -- 2:30 in the morning and it's it's you what you watcher hopefully you done with that. You know the article in the.

Harold goes on to talk about and -- wanna talk about this -- listened as the 12617. 2666860. What's going on in your house with these video games. How are you establishing limits does this story strike you his daughter is this something that you've seen and heard about what their role neighbors and friends perhaps in their own house social. -- Lawrence could not. Who's a former co director of the center for mental health at mass general hospital. Says this wallets a very real situation for somebody to called cops. This is the way kids today. You know this is a social experience for them again you -- ER age by age warrant. Outside playing ball don't -- CYL there was always something going on. And the amount if you may be even maybe that's the way up mums and dads may true babies you know baby sat. We're outside without the kids from the neighborhood maybe -- a coach for the Little League but even if there wasn't we were playing ball until capsule all Wallace and then when the sun went down that was kind of the natural limit. How about this she goes on to say kids view these video games this have to social experiences. In a way in pod especially. For boys it's a way of gaining social acceptance. The boys apparently more -- in this in the girl's half the I I what hidden a three and a basketball game over the blue collar voters who know social yes. Passive thing whole. Are doing something that the school plug in on the school theater of the school ban to the school paid I'd like to hear who would know some parents are doing it to help with their because the audio I have put eleven to sixteen and nineteen year old -- nineteen let's call -- you've got a nice range of experience yes well -- but it's an ongoing issue one of the blanket rules we have -- no computer. No phone no TV in the bedroom. Okay shall we you to bring -- your phone in the bedroom but there's no hard line -- our house. What god no no I'm sure -- that's the way it's -- that's still way it should -- oh yeah I know that's absolutely -- how many are common area wherever that that's going to be set up on the dining room table because that's highly abused in most homes anywhere right -- on the computer 6172666868. Let's go right to Chris. Good morning Chris your audio and warrant a job.

well connection. I guess what I'd say this but stop makes my head explode because. That kid knows just he's he's got. The control in that house that has more than 80% etiquette they have -- throw it out. Because that he had taken the -- parents were right. Could be -- it protect it because if it had been my kid when he had the don't let them buy it. That I got an acrobat that was -- that they write out the window and he would've followed it and he wouldn't it be estimate. I you put your hand coming out on the clock -- would that good -- that brought me in jail I'll get the rest from mutual cloud. So you know I'd I'd do. I think a good I think the problem as. You can't know that mother she can't she I think -- that Johnny got etched on it but you can't do one thing after that because this kid can opener. I wanna -- the probably approaching and the army and the good what's happening. It the breakdown of the whole -- everything there's no control. With the parents.

What -- you don't want a little crazy if she bought that Foreman I'm sure she did. No she's just to step up to the plate and say look at a taken that away from the minute you can use what are.

not forget what you -- do know -- I'm thinking involved. I'm like get and they just plug it and it.

Because they that you know how much I guess good dusty is it in an indie hit the circuit breaker --

I mean tell it -- most people -- and -- can do that but it becomes you know. I'm gonna do it and and they -- get control.

We'll let you go from above and beyond the good well that's what. I thought I guess I can say this does everything morale on the same page and that this doesn't happen overnight to keep his fourteen you know all of a sudden becomes an amendment act. It's up to the parent to establish and Andy and I don't mean this discussion turned into a critique of this so this woman obviously in desperation. They then -- does a very good job the discovers how we're -- regrets making America call Tony yeah trust -- she does in immaculate apartment she's doing the best says she can't I'm sure would help. And this is just an editorial side if there was -- you know if the father of the children was on the promises of there was a husband yeah. You know the parents working together alarming and he never saw -- that got to be single parent yeah that's. It's quite possible that the fourteen year old does need a little loud slap right a little less hay out which candidate can you gotta do you understand who's boss do you understand who sets the rules around here that's -- always works at least in. To the homes and I'm familiar with let's go to and I hate and a good money here on the of one warrant job.

Morning hi Kelly how are still great thank you. Others might have had that Xbox-360. He's not allowed to watch it during I watch -- play with -- during the week. He has no TV or computer in his bedroom very good yeah. -- bad habit to ask a Grand Theft Auto I know what that's all about it no way he would even think -- it out and and that's what happens when the kid is going to roost versus the parent.

And how old is your son. Fifteen and if he went out in that kind of on his own savings and allowance of maybe he had a little part time job. And he went out -- Koreans they have done all. What do you as the boss of the house sold what do you do this is his own money and he says imam. I'm fifteen I'm not -- and Gaza not a -- you raise me well but I like this game because it's you know it's got some action on its got some sizzle.

I picked the Xbox-360. Pull it out of the wild throw the trash.

I had I had no real idea -- the air flow is pretty good -- she is not -- his -- done highlight what you're sort of -- one other thing I do where I I know we got a full full full load board here put. I have this silly -- control. Software on on a computer guy that the ice set limits on how long accused -- computer so elated if they're going to be on for you know four hours and they forget that the computer's gonna show them off after two. And you know if they have homework and they need to seal on -- that's my job but this I -- can it get out of control -- made they know that did not gonna be on there are neck and so what -- does -- computer literally shut down it was thirty bucks UID gives him a fifteen minute warning and a five minute warning this bad debt covenant they come to -- well you we knew what time was finally got a -- myself. No I don't know courts because otherwise you have no limits once you let the -- limit be erased particularly by the child. Right well let's not hi -- I can't be standard over the same you've been on -- computer for three hours and forty courtesy is that the act -- that I ever break brooks. Don't care what time for break him right back. Xbox-360. Grand theft not know -- a mother and father of the --

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Regulated to our Grand Theft Auto in The Herald story tells at all. A desperate -- desperate mom of four in Roxbury calls a cop -- to boost security in the morning on Saturday night. Can you -- get -- domestic disturbance at such and such an address. You think the worst. You know what to what it could be. And then you go and you find out it's a a fourteen year old apparently with a video game obsession. And they in the game the specific game -- Grand Theft Auto which is. This is in which the person playing the game assumes the role of a latter climbing criminal. The Betty you are apparently -- crimes the high a school Lawrence a -- You know this is I I don't -- oh -- don't want overstate the case and say this apparently his career aspiration toward a series of negative messages. This is all about by the you know you're you're -- 911 operator speaker gunshot. Somewhere you know it half mile away from this way because she's got a problem with third. Son planned a video game at 230 don't want dirty known and I am sure shingle mother try to do the right thing is trying to get that limit she sent them to bed said no more -- that blah blah -- wakes up in the middle of the night. He's playing again she's desperate apparently this is have been going on. For some time and she's just dinner with censorship caused the cops the cops apparently must've done a good job -- you know they tell live fourteen year old -- locked -- kind of chill out and time to bed -- of time and a place for this blah blah blah so all's well that ends well for that episode for that moment. But the underlying issue is you wonder how did we get he had in the underlying issue is one that's not unique. Two Angela Mejia choose them -- she's the mom who call desperately you talked more about how do you set limits on the computer. On video games you might play Madden with his son's every few weeks or something like that but it's not sometime that. You are immersed in you haven't -- he has sons or daughters get immersed in it you tell us a story off the year about how you. I want everybody -- this we're gonna go right to the call 6172666868. But listen to -- father -- does. At home of the total household about what tech text and astronaut can slide rule.

You you you you can't -- stern school our secure protection protection your buddies about who's wearing what do good here to. Forget about you know texting period. So I I action every once in awhile I hope my kids don't listen to that old trick every month but every six months I looked to see if -- towel during school hours. And if they're texting I want them this is probably two years ago -- and it kept up and so the next month I checked again and they kept it was white took it away I they they lost it texting privilege which was really major thing so essentially to take -- away yet taken away in the fall I can't noise they kept their phone but I I canceled taxing so they could not. Did they could get them what they wouldn't see them and their -- I would know they didn't get -- has even been he would are. That's -- for over a year they didn't have OULYISLII. Was like then went back and and I just checked you know this is probably six months now they've had them. And I went back and and I saw my daughter's texting you're -- not a lot but a little bit -- I like Julia here we go there we go you know way while warning and lots of water and no she no -- previous segment we had the the mother of the the mother of the year we might be nominated -- for god -- our -- that I no look at fanatic but it's an ongoing trial and this and you know what chill responds yeah look she's and she's a great daughter. Just won a state field hockey championship put -- the -- straight a student you know which -- ought to roll you know. But bureau works apart.

Josh talk -- it always if you were you you forced me to think back to some of the challenges and you know we finished with. Without -- we are gonna go right to lines at 6172666868. My oldest daughter Kelly. Loved to read loves to read from the earliest possible age should reserve -- loves to read. And we would do that she would fight with us about can I just do one more chapter one -- chapter one more chapter but you're talking about a little girl 678 years old. 101030. Quarter of 11:11 o'clock another sleep more Cheney's Hillary and daughter and I have high I'd at this point don't want to go to -- ourselves about just one more chapter one more chapter Richard occasionally sneak on the light. Now it's against her you know was a nice program beyond nice problem to have but still he and I have the settlements and -- the book will be there tomorrow I can say they -- New York Times --

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A tally yelling let's go and say I am a 16 year old I am I also would not allow that I'm Grand Theft Auto enough how else but he does love on the Xbox-360. B -- and -- or -- channel. I honestly I get the great -- they get you the headphone that communicating with each other when Mike and -- enjoy the read polls. I don't he's six at 215 but three I do not get into battle with him I take all accords when -- displayed -- lit the -- today Pete does not get them back.

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Good morning and I'm neither kicking out front -- Xbox and the only thing he played their football basketball baseball or hockey he has no interest at all. And Grand Theft Auto called the idiot idiot maybe you know outrageous it -- I had no interest now.

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I can't -- tile like I got to play child psychologist he you've got you've got a healthy kid with wholesome wholesome pursuits let's hope it continues for a few more years usually it's when the drills got text and and you know that kind of stuff that -- problems should really -- the multi right way if linchpin for the bill which variation -- general of my rules say look we're paying for the bill. What we call your -- we -- should expect to reverse auction off -- that today there is this guy it's warrants all men now tell us if my mother's car so this does your nobody can.

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