Not sure how to approach getting a gaming console (for Minecraft) for our 8-year old boy. He's been saving his weekly $10 allowance and can now afford it. Plus, we have a newborn baby daughter, so he's feeling the lack of mom's attention.

My wife is always extra careful with this type of decision concerning our boy, I'm always a little more carefree.Our boy is allowed to watch TV on weekdays and I'm usually with him, monitoring the content. He uses AppleTV to watch YouTube gaming videos, there's a channel with a boy his age who plays Roblox and Minecraft (EthanGamer), he loves watching those.He's obedient with me, but I always give fair warning: "10 minutes and go play outside", or "10 minutes and lights out". He never throws a tantrum about it. We have two cats and a dog, he's gentle and respectful with them. He's a good-natured boy. I like him very much as a person.He is allowed to play with the family iPad only on weekends and only after 5pm, we supervise the kind of games he can play, age-appropriate content. He loves Minecraft, builds houses and rollercoasters and stuff with it.About a year ago we started giving him an allowance, $10 a week, he's spent a little here and there, now has enough to buy a console. After playing Minecraft with an Xbox in his cousin's house, that's what he wants.A month ago his baby sister was born, so obviously mom is unable to give him the same level of attention she used to. He is no longer "her everything". Adding to the stress, just two weeks after sister was born, we had to put our eldest cat (17-years old) to sleep due to kidney failure. For the first few days he saw me suddenly exploding in tears, had to leave the room and go to the yard, couldn't take seeing me like that.Mom and I are thinking that it's probably time to get him the console he's been deeply yearning for, and it's his money, but we want to frame it in as healthy an emotionally manner as possible.We want it to be a gesture of letting him:1. Know that he's still important (of course he is, but right now at certain moments he may not be feeling it).2. Know that we care for what he cares about, and3. To distract himself by playing something that he loves.But at the same time we don't want to send the wrong message at this touchy and intense moment for him, and establish the wrong pattern. "Hey, you're feeling an emotional void? Throw some money at it!" Yuck.How would you recommend approaching the purchase of a console with our little guy? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2vV1xvz