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My step son is banned from playing GTA as I think he is far to young (10), yet our neighbour son of the same age is allowed to play it at will, which causes some friction between the two, due to the jealousy and nagging for us! Thoughts?
Take your neighbour out in your car, run over a few people in Neath, walk in to some shops with a gun and shoot the staff stealing whatever you can get your hands on, then take on the coppers with grenades and kill about twenty of them. After that drive over to Skewen ( I don't know why I chose there ) and kill old people. If he is still alive, ask him if he enjoyed the experience because in twenty years time that's the type of son he has made through cheap and easy parenting.
And when these kids start acting out what they've seen in the game - all of a sudden it's the game's fault and the creators are sued and calls are made for the game to be banned.
The age ratings are there for a reason. GTAV is an outstanding game - but it's 18 for a reason. It contains colourful language as well as criminal orientated and violent content. You can also hire prostitutes and have jiggy in your car, or visit strip clubs.
Of course, not every child will copy what they've seen in the game - but some will. Totally the responsibility of the parents. Some will see it's a game and think it's fine - but modern games are explicitly detailed, especially on latest gen consoles. If you'd let your 10 year old watch movies like Football Factory, Green Street or Inglorious Basterds, then go for it!
Here's the first mission for you to make your mind up - on the last gen console (bearing in mind, the graphics on new gen consoles are much better again!).
I'm a keen gamer and love the game. My son is only 2, but if he was 10 I'd allow him nowhere near it. He may end up playing it elsewhere, but I think you're being a good parent and it'll be worth the headache now in the end.
You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.
I'm a keen gamer and love the game. My son is only 2, but if he was 10 I'd allow him nowhere near it. He may end up playing it elsewhere, but I think you're being a good parent and it'll be worth the headache now in the end.
That's the problem he's going to play it anyway,he probably does.
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Had this conversation after dinner and was a highlight, bro in law has 2 sons who have been playing this, sons are 14 and 12. Dad went home wondering how to stop them playing it. Kids think it is cool. I've played it and not suitable for kids people working at swansea city who they can't see the difference between fantasy and real life.
That's the problem he's going to play it anyway,he probably does.
But that's outside the OP's control. He's doing his job as a parent inside his own home, despite the headache it's causing him. If he was around 15 then fine, but it's really not a game for a 10 year old.
You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.
That's the problem he's going to play it anyway,he probably does.
Its easter holiday as well, so a long two weeks. He currently banned from the xbox for being a plonker and tonight nearly got himself very closely banned from the his ipad for watching GTA5 related videos which were extreme commentary wise to say the least via you tube. Hes being a 10 year old, i guess!
Its easter holiday as well, so a long two weeks. He currently banned from the xbox for being a plonker and tonight nearly got himself very closely banned from the his ipad for watching GTA5 related videos which were extreme commentary wise to say the least via you tube. Hes being a 10 year old, i guess!
Indeed.
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This is my take on this..... chuck the heap of shyt in the bin and go and buy him a football and tell him to play outside with it until it gets darkðŸ‘#oldskool
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This is my take on this..... chuck the heap of shyt in the bin and go and buy him a football and tell him to play outside with it until it gets darkðŸ‘#oldskool
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^^^this.
See the little red box containing an '18' in it on the front cover? It's a clue
At 10 years old he should not be playing it,we all agree on that.
The problem is how do you stop it? ....unfortunatley,you cant .
GTA is fun for adults but even I dont like the way you can just act out your most bizarre fantasies...some of it is just sick. Like driving down to the L A beach killing a few innocents then driving up to the hills and shg some hookers maybe kill one then go to a casino and gamble etc etc...
Once kids open that kind of Pandoras box there is no going back...they are exposed to the worse adult world there is.....
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At 10 years old he should not be playing it,we all agree on that.
The problem is how do you stop it? ....unfortunatley,you cant .
GTA is fun for adults but even I dont like the way you can just act out your most bizarre fantasies...some of it is just sick. Like driving down to the L A beach killing a few innocents then driving up to the hills and shg some hookers maybe kill one then go to a casino and gamble etc etc...
Once kids open that kind of Pandoras box there is no going back...they are exposed to the worse adult world there is.....
Very well put my friend, and this is the reason we're all going to hell in a handcart unfortunately
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Stick to yours guns without a doubt, most of us give our kids a bit of leeway but GTA for a 10yr old, no way def not. He may well play it elsewhere, but he'll know your standards and further on down lifes winding road will probably appreciate it.
I'm in the camp of those who think people who assume one is going to act out video games and such are completely daft. There have been no links found between real life violence and seeing them in videogames. Further more there have been successfully studies indicating such actions are attributed to any entertainment medium. However I also believe there is a maturity needed to for some experiences. There is subject matter in GTA V that a kid just shouldn't be broken into.
So what do you do about it?
Well you tell them no they can't play it.
But that doesn't mean they can't play any video games. Go to the game shop and pick up something else he wants to play. hell depending on if you two are close, maybe pick up a game you two can enjoy together while your at it. Bonding in front of something he's keen on is a short cut.
F*cking parents these days.. Rule No1.. Never stop a 10 year old... This is what you do..
You set your son a fundamental life skill for life in this moment.. It will never stop him then.. It's about discipline with a reward..
No1 - he will be beating himself up thinking about GTA.. Stopping him play it will effect School work massively..
No2 - this is what you do.. You challenge him.. You get his homework.. You stand in front of the screen.. You see this paper by here lad?.. This is your ticket to GTA.. Let's see what you're made of.. Slap it down in front of him... And if you think his homework is satisfactory.. You let him play it.
No3 - give him a time limit of 2 hours.. Then drag him off it.. It sets a discipline that you've got to work for things in life.. He obviously doesn't know it yet.. But doing this continuously would stand him in good stead.. Plus your partner will give you extra special sex.. Plus your step son won't think you're a c*nt.. Haven't you got a degree and stuff?
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F*cking parents these days.. Rule No1.. Never stop a 10 year old... This is what you do..
You set your son a fundamental life skill for life in this moment.. It will never stop him then.. It's about discipline with a reward..
No1 - he will be beating himself up thinking about GTA.. Stopping him play it will effect School work massively..
No2 - this is what you do.. You challenge him.. You get his homework.. You stand in front of the screen.. You see this paper by here lad?.. This is your ticket to GTA.. Let's see what you're made of.. Slap it down in front of him... And if you think his homework is satisfactory.. You let him play it.
No3 - give him a time limit of 2 hours.. Then drag him off it.. It sets a discipline that you've got to work for things in life.. He obviously doesn't know it yet.. But doing this continuously would stand him in good stead.. Plus your partner will give you extra special sex.. Plus your step son won't think you're a c*nt.. Haven't you got a degree and stuff?
Using the console as a reward for getting work done and limiting the time he's allowed to play it are both sensible suggestions.
But the point you're missing here is that GTA 5 is an 18-rated game for a reason and a 10-year old should not be playing it, no matter how much homework they do. Just like responsible parents do not let their 10-year old watch 18-rated films, they shouldn't let them play an 18-rated game.
It's not about having a degree, it's about having some common sense.
You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.
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