I came to terms with it long ago – I am a Playstation widow. For some guys it’s basketball or the bar, but I never have to worry that my husband’s straying too far from home. I can find him, in a pinch, in front of our TV.
Thanks to the Associated Press, I’ve finally got my proof – he’s just a little kid in man’s clothing. A Pew Internet & American Life Project survey published this week showed almost every single one of the more than 1,100 kids followed is a video gamer.
And there’s not been a grand theft auto reported among them.
The study was focused on kids age 12 through 17, but reporters have been talking to parents with kids as young as 4 who are getting fit with Wii and rocking out with Guitar Hero. They’ve found what my husband has been trying to tell me since he lovingly placed his game console on its special place on our first entertainment stand – it’s not that bad.
The survey showed the loser playing video games in his basement has been replaced by the social gaming kid who jams to Aerosmith with his buddies and building online relationships through the modem on Madden. They’re even talking about putting video games in schools in the DC metro area to drive down obesity.
I’d rather have my husband on the couch than out at the bar – I’ll give you that. But is placing a controller in my child’s hands really making her a more well-rounded kid?
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