Moderation is the key. Get him outside playing in the dirt, sticks, rocks, toy trucks, other kids, etc.. He needs to learn how to spend some time entertaining himself with nearly nothing around him, otherwise he will have attention deficit for sure. Kids today need to learn how to cope with a little boredom. Some things in life that must be done are boring. I've seen plenty of kids who come apart at the seams and act like the world is coming to an end when faced with a life situation which is not entertaining or thrilling to them.
Constant anything is bad, especially when it's something like that. He needs to excersise, interact with other people, and be a child. I don't think it's common for them to be on it all the time, but it is common that they WANT to be on it all the time. As the parent, you might want to think about setting some limits on it, maybe an hour a day (which is still excessive for a four year old) or something.Is constant computer game playing bad for my 4 nearly 5 year old son?
As a parent your common sense should tell you that a 4/5 year old playing video games all day is bad. In my opinion 4/5 year olds should not be playing any video games at all. If I were you I would take that system, the t.v., and any other plugged-in kind of entertainment out of my house A.S.A.P. and nip this bad habit in the bud. It'll be difficult (for you probably more than for him) and you'll have to find new more appropriate ways for him to fill his time but in the end your child will be better off for it.
This is just as bad as letting him watch t.v. all day, he needs to play and interact with kids his on age, or he will become that non socilized geek living in your basement at 30 still playing video games and trolling the Internet. I would limit it to no more then 2 hours a day, and yes he is going to protest this limit like crazy so be prepared to have cool activities planned. Good luck!
LIs constant computer game playing bad for my 4 nearly 5 year old son?
of course its bad.
put a book in his hand or send him outside.
"my worrie is that he would rather play his game than interact with people" %26lt;%26lt; yeah, thats a bad thing.
he will get upset for a while but u should put a time limit on it [like an hour a day] that is MORE than enough time.
it just makes them lazy and introverted.
Why does your 4 year old have a WII to begin with? Children need to be children. Tell him to go outside and play, take him to the park, get him involved in a sport, go to the zoo, etc. There are so many things for him to do besides sitting inside all day playing on a game system.
My six year old nephew was G.L.U.E.D to his gameboy his entire birthday and a couple weeks after that. If it is fairly new to him, he will cut back here eventually. But sometimes, my nephew would get really frustrated with it and that is when we took it away, when it is no longer fun, and told him to go play with his friends.
Hope this helped. It's a kid thing.
Yes.Take them to the zoo,take them swimming take them for a bike ride.Get them off of the games for a while.Cut it back to 1-2 hrs a day.
Duhhh!! Yes it is bad for them. He needs to be socializing and playing outside. Take it away!! And why does a child that young have so many games? YOu are the parent, act like it.
i play 360 with my son but only at night or on rainy days but is going to start kindergarten in September and start playing soccer because he want to.
Of course its BAD!. Children learn about different things by DOING different things. Obsesive behaviour can be an early sign of FUTURE PROBLEMS.
MY 6 year old just became a vidoe game freak. I guess it is that age group.
yes. that's too much.
Yes. 4-5 years old is when children start to learn how to interact with other people. Having a video game system at that age is a bad idea in the first place. He needs to go outside and get active and learn how to play with other children or he's going to grow up withdraw, insociable and possibly over weight and inactive.
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