Comments on: young teens use gaming to manage negative emotions

By: Weekly Randomness « my four walls

Weekly Randomness « my four walls — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:56:20 +0000

[...] Pope: Other Christians Not True Churches NAACP buries the hated N-word Turning a Robber onto Wine- As a pacifist I often get some form of the “What if someone threatened your family with a gun in a dark alley?” question. I’m glad to see some examples of a good answer making it into the Washington Post. God’s Politics links to their story about a would-be robbery being averted by offering him a glass of wine. u.s. map of faith adherants, by county- Interesting to note that the Bible Belt actually seems to go from texas to North Dakota. Kids use video games to manage their feelings. via ysmarko A Letter to Optimus Prime From His GEICO Auto Insurance Agent How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart God’s Politics addresses being Christian in the suburbs and points out that More Americans in poverty now live in suburbs [...]

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:36:50 +0000

Unfortunately, I have found that sometimes playing video games is the only interaction that youth have when they are angry or upset. Parents are too busy with their careers and social lives to have time to discuss problems with their kids. Some kids do not feel comfortable talking to their youth leaders because they feel that everything they say will get back to their parents and there will be repercussions.
Some studies that I have heard of say that playing video games is good for kids to deal with emotions and maintain manual dexterity. Some games are okay but not every waking moment. Limits need to be set and parents and they need to be aware of the games that they are letting letting their kids play.

By: Ugghhhhh…. « Revkasedoggy

Ugghhhhh…. « Revkasedoggy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:04:48 +0000

[...] $5.00 in 2007?????? Oh yeah!!!! I”ll be rich by the time they get out of high school…I guess they will need allowance now…maybe not rich, but coffee money is nice. ht: ysmarko [...]

By: renee

renee — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:13:45 +0000

this is interesting. As a side note, my therapist (and many other therapists and most cognitive behavioral therapists now) are saying that “expressing” anger is not how to deal with anger. In fact, they say that expressing it only leads to some part of your brain thinking it’s okay to always express it — which means if the game (or whatever) isn’t there, that you might take it out on a person.

I’m not sure how I feel about this. There is something really satisfying about (for me) throwing eggs into the bathtub or breaking glasses or china against cement walls. At the same time, I want to be able to handle anger and get to the underlying root (usually, as my therapist also says, pain or fear) so I can actually fix it.

Anyway, just another perspective.

(I can hardly wait to read about eddie!)

By: Krista D.

Krista D. — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:51:57 +0000

I have a confession. I am addicted to a “violent” video game. It’s called Worms: Open warfare, or something like that. There are 4 worms on your team and you try to blow the other team up before they annihalate you. I have a nearly unbeatable strategy. And I have just recently officially entered my late twenties. I think it’d be interesting to see stats on adults who play video games.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:33:01 +0000

I know this has nothing to do with your post (which is very interesting), but I grew up less than 5 minutes from Schoolcraft College. 9 Mile and Haggerty.