I have 3 kids. My middle child is 14 years old and his hobby is playing video and computer games.He has outstanding grades. He is taking honors courses, one AP course, and has never received lower than an A- in any subject area throughout his entire school career. He also plays the cello in his school band and is a member of the robotics club. I say all this to say that while he does greatly enjoy video games, it doesn't take away from his other life obligations and he has other interest.With that said, he spends a lot of time playing video games. He gets home from school and goes right to the computer or his Xbox to play games. He plays until dinner time. After dinner he'll normally do homework and then will play some more if he has time. If he doesn't have time, he'll just go to bed. He is good at managing his time and it has never been an issue.My husband still has an issue with the amount of time out son spends on games. He says that it is unhealthy. My son rides his bike about 4 miles everyday (to school and back) and particpates without any problems in gym. He also snacks on fruit cups instead of chips and is just under 100 pounds. Weight isn't a concern. My husband blames our son needing glasses on his excessive video game use. One of our non gamers also has glasses so I am not sure how accurate of a concern it is.My husband wants to put more limits on our son's video game time. He wants to make our son do his homework when he gets home and wants to limit him to an hour a day. I feel like this is something our son should be able to control at his age. He's in high school now and college isn't too far down the road. I think allowing him to set his own habits and standards is important at this age. As long as it isn't affecting his life, I don't see the big deal. What do you guys think? Do you put limits on your teen gamers? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2BkPewj
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