Don't go to Warwick castle, it's a lot more shite than it looks. You'll come away lethargic and unreasonable.
Play some games instead.
Play some games instead.
Survey Calls Kids Who Play Games "Little Brats"
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Whats so good about the outdoors I would like to know, and the air outside is the same as the air inside.
Would you prefer little Timmy climb trees, fall out of trees and break his back putting him in traction for 18 months while he heals and misses out on all that school OR would you rather him sit and play GTA for a couple of hours safe and sound from all the bees, wasps, snakes, dogs and bullies?
Its all well and good to say kids spend too much time playing video games, but unless you are prepared to lead a more active parenting lifestyle by being with them outside, shut your damn pieholes.
Would you prefer little Timmy climb trees, fall out of trees and break his back putting him in traction for 18 months while he heals and misses out on all that school OR would you rather him sit and play GTA for a couple of hours safe and sound from all the bees, wasps, snakes, dogs and bullies?
Its all well and good to say kids spend too much time playing video games, but unless you are prepared to lead a more active parenting lifestyle by being with them outside, shut your damn pieholes.
Common sense dictates that you don't trust data from a source that has something to gain from that data, I.E. Scaring parents into thinking a castle will stop their kids becoming "zombies".
I'll admit, I spent most of my childhood and most of my time now on videogames and movies, but when I was a kid the area I lived in was barely safe, and there isn't anything to do around were I live now except drinking and going to clubs that play nothing but the same old soulless machine music. Want people not to stat indoors with their games? Stop the outside world turning to shit.
I'll admit, I spent most of my childhood and most of my time now on videogames and movies, but when I was a kid the area I lived in was barely safe, and there isn't anything to do around were I live now except drinking and going to clubs that play nothing but the same old soulless machine music. Want people not to stat indoors with their games? Stop the outside world turning to shit.
*laughs*Greg Tito said:Survey Calls Kids Who Play Games "Little Brats"
Parents of kids were asked to rate their children after playing games as "ignorant zombies" or "aloof."
I'm sure that there are a bunch of parents out there who believe that their child's brain is now mush from having played too many dang videogames. Hell, I think my parents thought the same thing even back in the 80s. But it's another thing for a company to conduct a survey with such loaded adjectives as "unreasonable," "aloof" and "angry" and try to pass it off as truth. But that's exactly what a survey that was apparently conducted by the owners of the Warwick Castle's attraction in the U.K. did in order to convince parents to buy tickets for their new Dragon's Tower, which ties into the BBC series Merlin. The Dragon's Tower launches on April 14th.
"This will be an exceptional visitor attraction, completely in keeping with our reputation as Britain's ultimate castle and designed to wow visitors young and old," said Tim Harrison-Jones, General Manager of Warwick Castle.
The problem is the survey, which asked 2000 parents about their children's behaviors after playing even a half hour of videogames. The children were all aged between seven and fifteen years old.
Here are some of the findings of the survey:
6 out of 10 parents limit game playing because of the effect it has on their children.
3 out of 10 said that they witnessed a change in behavior after the children played games.
4 in 10 said that it was hard to get them to do "anything."
1 in 4 said their children became "ignorant zombies."
1 in 5 said their children became "little brats."
28 percent claimed that their children became "lethargic."
49 percent claimed that their children became "unreasonable."
1 in 6 said that their children became "aloof."
"A large percentage of youngsters stick themselves in front of games consoles at every opportunity and for a long period of time," a spokesman from Warwick Castle said. "This is contributing to few kids playing outdoors, getting fresh air and it's impacting on their school work and creativity."
Even if all of this were true, is the answer really to go to a castle and pretend that you are a knight for a few hours? ... Wait a second, this Warwick Castle place looks pretty cool [http://www.warwick-castle.com/warwick-castle.aspx?menu_id=22&menu_option=1]. Maybe I should shut up and cooperate with them and the Daily Record to get these parents to take their kids to the Dragon Tower.
It sure beats going to a football match, amirite?
Source: Daily Record [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/2011/04/11/too-much-computer-gaming-will-turn-your-kids-into-ignorant-zombies-study-says-86908-23053791/]
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I know a lot of parents and I think *at least* 1 in 5 of them call their kids "Little Brats" most of time; gameplay being involved or not.
Also, I'd be curious to get some teenager-opinions on how they think mom and dad act on a weekend when they've been watching TV and drinking beers to "wind down" from work ... "aloof" probably would be one. I love surveys like this.
"Daddy gets 'aloof' when he sits and drinks funny-juice with his friends..."
I love being 32 and not having kids. I think I've mentioned that before.
(Also - wouldn't ALL of this apply to kids zoning-out watching Saturday morning cartoons? Or any TV? Or even being mired in the middle of a good book? Yeah, sorry mom, don't wanna take out the trash - just let me finish this chapter...)
I take offense at that statement. And it's not because I don't own a mic or play online.Cid SilverWing said:
That was the first thing I spotted! What, only 1 in 5 say they become "little brats"?Angel Molina said:
- 4 in 5 parents who took this survey knew how it was going to be used.
- 51% of parents who took the survey can reason with their kids.
My parents don't like me playing video games. They don't mind unless I spend more than 30 minutes at a time playing with less than a 2 hour break in between, otherwise I get a lecture or two.
The worst part? "Little Brats" and "Unreasonable" are subjective terms and viewpoints. I read a quote once from a mother of 3 boys, who kept them locked in their rooms and never let them see her or their brothers, since she was worried they would rape anyone they saw. I think the youngest was 10 or so.
That was perfectly logical to her- they can't rape anyone if they're never in the same room as anyone else! Your kids will always obey everything you say if you burn them with a cattle brand every time they forget to do a chore, or laugh, or smile!
But what do you gain from this? Leisure is what motivates a huge portion of our society to work, and that seems set to increase. People don't work to help their CEO earn more money, they work to earn more themselves. It's like a major argument used by Christians- "God wanted children, not robots."
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
there is a big relation between video games and bad parenting
i'm not saying that parents who let their children play video games are bad
i'm saying that video games belong(with the tv) to the favorite tools of bad parents to keep their children occupied instead of invest time and interest in their children
so i add
9 of 10 children say that their parents suck so they bought them a video game
so in short
if your brats are brats then that probably wasn't caused by video games
there is a big relation between video games and bad parenting
i'm not saying that parents who let their children play video games are bad
i'm saying that video games belong(with the tv) to the favorite tools of bad parents to keep their children occupied instead of invest time and interest in their children
so i add
9 of 10 children say that their parents suck so they bought them a video game
so in short
if your brats are brats then that probably wasn't caused by video games
Well, this proves that one in four parents are absolute fucking dicks. What an awful thing to say about your own child, particularly when it's YOUR responsibility to nurture them and make them into functional people.Greg Tito said:
Still.... I remember when TV shows (particularly ones with tie-in toys and games) were called the great mindrot of the younger generation. Now they're propping themselves up as the healthy alternative? Good lord, when I'm retirement age am I going to watch video games do the same to the next diversion?
One problem (of many) with the survey is that it has no baseline comparison, just a "before" and "after". Who's to say that the child becoming "aloof" or "unreasonable" or "changing their behavior" has to do with games at all and not an external factor (e.g. puberty, schoolwork, stress, typical rebellion, etc.)?
Even establishing correlation (of which it is not convincing; the numbers are actually quite small - 1 in 6 is less than 17%), the old STAT 100 saying of, "correlation does not imply causation" applies.
Bah.
Even establishing correlation (of which it is not convincing; the numbers are actually quite small - 1 in 6 is less than 17%), the old STAT 100 saying of, "correlation does not imply causation" applies.
Bah.