Do violent video games really effect children?

[JunK]

Anyway, who am I to tell parents should check on what their kids are doing? If the parents want them to play a rated M game, then let them. I'm sure that this fact isn't listed under "child abuse".

maybe it should be, its a form of neglect. oh i don't want or have time to watch and pay that much attention to my kids, so i'll sit them in front of these video games or TV/movies...that'll take them off my hands

 

[Mobilize]

I've probably been playing violent games since I was James Bond. Erhm, anyway,
I turned out alright.

 

[Garee]

No, been playing violent video games since i was about 5 - 6 not affected me at all.

I know i just registered here and all and that this is an old thread but i just felt the need to reply to your post to start off my stay here, I'm not trying to be mean to you or anything, but just because YOU have played video games since you were 5 or 6 and it hasn't affected you isn't really a great or whole valid response to the topic at hand, you have to realize everybody is different, some people may not be affected by games, like you, and some people may be highly affected by them such as the 4 year old child Simon is talking about, when discussing a topic that makes you evaluate something that involves the whole world of people, since video games are available to everybody in every part of the world, you have to take in account that you are in fact evaluating more than just yourself and have to base your opinion on that, if you just base it on how it affected only you, you're not really contributing a valid response to the topic at hand =/

I agree exactly with what Simon said, children that start playing violent video games, or, i know this is a little irrelevant to the topic since it's not games, but has the same outcome, outrageous rap music videos and music with lyrics they shouldn't be listening to like the, excuse my language for saying this but, "Slutty" female singer's and "very vulgar" male singer's out there that are coming up out of the blue nowadays, it changes children's behavior very much and makes them rude, insulting, they start disobeying their parents, using foul language, doing things they shouldn't behind their parents backs, all in all i agree in whole with Simon.

 

[SoldierX77]

I know i just registered here and all and that this is an old thread but i just felt the need to reply to your post to start off my stay here, I'm not trying to be mean to you or anything, but just because YOU have played video games since you were 5 or 6 and it hasn't affected you isn't really a great or whole valid response to the topic at hand, you have to realize everybody is different, some people may not be affected by games, like you, and some people may be highly affected by them such as the 4 year old child Simon is talking about, when discussing a topic that makes you evaluate something that involves the whole world of people, since video games are available to everybody in every part of the world, you have to take in account that you are in fact evaluating more than just yourself and have to base your opinion on that, if you just base it on how it affected only you, you're not really contributing a valid response to the topic at hand =/

I agree exactly with what Simon said, children that start playing violent video games, or, i know this is a little irrelevant to the topic since it's not games, but has the same outcome, outrageous rap music videos and music with lyrics they shouldn't be listening to like the, excuse my language for saying this but, "Slutty" female singer's and "very vulgar" male singer's out there that are coming up out of the blue nowadays, it changes children's behavior very much and makes them rude, insulting, they start disobeying their parents, using foul language, doing things they shouldn't behind their parents backs, all in all i agree in whole with Simon.

This thread wasn't made for talking about music, it's about video games, and I know you just went off topic, but he was just stating what happened to him in-relation to the child.

I've probably been playing violent games since I was James Bond. Erhm, anyway,
I turned out alright.

And if the above quote by king killer isn't a valid response, then what makes mine, or Mobilize's a valid response?

 

[an arctic banana]

Violence is good!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[xosniper]

It's the parents. It is ALWAYS the parents.

 

[hannamarin]

I think they do! I try to keep children away from such types of games! http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/impact-of-videogames-on-childs-mind-myth-or-reality will give more information about this !

 

[Ledzo]

I think they do! I try to keep children away from such types of games! http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/impact-of-videogames-on-childs-mind-myth-or-reality will give more information about this !

Hey hanna, we're not used to see people post links on our forums this way !

You might want to edit your post so it looks less fishy

 

[He@d$hoT]

They learn that they can harm without any punishment.

Hanna, I would argue that those individuals that are susceptible to that type of influence are actually flawed already and represent a small percentage of the population.

 

[ZinDuo]

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