My son turned six today, and he just beat Halo 3..........

[quote name='Mr_hockey66']Would you let your kid watch sin city? Its cartoon violence too! What difference does cartoon violence have to do with any thing its still violence. Its crazy that you let a 4 year old see things that are for adults. Just cause you are an idiot, don't make sure son one too!

Just for the record. i have a son as well. He likes to "play" games with daddy. That I can understand. Play games that he can watch. I play nhl, football, and cars. Play the adult games when your kid is in bed. I bet your kid gets to stay up till he falls asleep on the couch next to you right. Then you get him up and take him to daycare in his pjs.( or clothes from yesterday) Then you drop him and run. Teeth not brushed, hair not combed, no breakfast. Here kid here is some candy. Nanny at darcare will make you something.

Im not knocking darecare. I use it. I also make sure my kid is in bed at 8. Dressed and cleaned up.


Great Idea to let him play online. Were now the game is even worse! Damn YOU YOu Stu Stu Stu PID![/quote]

Heh-heh...look at Mr Assumption going on a tear! (Of course, I'm assuming that was directed at me...) I'm just wondering how you gleaned all these conclusions you jumped to.

If you are directing that toward me, I'd suggest you re-read what I wrote; look at the words and the sentences they form. For example: you would see that I DON'T let him play online - he snuck on...and I did mention he got in trouble for that.
 
[quote name='Mr_hockey66']Would you let your kid watch sin city? Its cartoon violence too! What difference does cartoon violence have to do with any thing its still violence. Its crazy that you let a 4 year old see things that are for adults. Just cause you are an idiot, don't make sure son one too!

Just for the record. i have a son as well. He likes to "play" games with daddy. That I can understand. Play games that he can watch. I play nhl, football, and cars. Play the adult games when your kid is in bed. I bet your kid gets to stay up till he falls asleep on the couch next to you right. Then you get him up and take him to daycare in his pjs.( or clothes from yesterday) Then you drop him and run. Teeth not brushed, hair not combed, no breakfast. Here kid here is some candy. Nanny at darcare will make you something.

Im not knocking darecare. I use it. I also make sure my kid is in bed at 8. Dressed and cleaned up.


Great Idea to let him play online. Were now the game is even worse! Damn YOU YOu Stu Stu Stu PID![/QUOTE]


Not sure that any of this was directed at me, but if it was:

1. Sin City involves people hurting other people.
2. My son is in bed by 9, no questions asked.
3. No Daycare. We homeschool too. My wife however does take my son to several church groups.

Assumptions are fun.
 
[quote name='daroga']I was thinking the other day how odd it is that GTA and Halo share the same rating.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but you don't see ho's backing that thing up on Master Chief or the Covenant either.
 
Listen people, to each his own. I think that OP is a responsible dad and that he did use better judgement. He knows his child, therefore he knows his childs limitations and can allow him to play Halo 3 without it affecting his perception of real life. But I still think you helped him Dad! LOL!
 
[quote name='Mr_hockey66']Would you let your kid watch sin city? Its cartoon violence too! What difference does cartoon violence have to do with any thing its still violence. Its crazy that you let a 4 year old see things that are for adults. Just cause you are an idiot, don't make sure son one too!

Just for the record. i have a son as well. He likes to "play" games with daddy. That I can understand. Play games that he can watch. I play nhl, football, and cars. Play the adult games when your kid is in bed. I bet your kid gets to stay up till he falls asleep on the couch next to you right. Then you get him up and take him to daycare in his pjs.( or clothes from yesterday) Then you drop him and run. Teeth not brushed, hair not combed, no breakfast. Here kid here is some candy. Nanny at darcare will make you something.

Im not knocking darecare. I use it. I also make sure my kid is in bed at 8. Dressed and cleaned up.


Great Idea to let him play online. Were now the game is even worse! Damn YOU YOu Stu Stu Stu PID![/quote]
Look at who's talking. WTF is up with that crazy-ass avatar of yours. Is that your actual picture? Dumbass! What does your son think about that avatar? Do you explain to him about the saying beneath it? Huh? Do yah? Do yah? Huh? Now doesn't all that I just said sound annoying? That is what you sound like. STFU and go to bed with your son. "Judgemental Mutha%$&#*$!"-Ving Rhames in Undisputed
 
I dont see the problem with Halo 3 (Not a very good game, or mature), It's like candy to kids...hell it's so shiny and bright I feel like it was made by Fisher-price.

Hopefully you encourage other activities though, I was always playing basketball with my little 6 year old cousin when he came around and wasn't trying to run up to hug me and then accidently punching me in the nuts (This has happend countless times, he know thinks hugging people means punching them in the crotch)
 
OP, I've got my little brother hooked on Uncharted...IMO, the PS3's the best console for the little ones. It easily, though surprisingly, beats out the Wii, which sits right next to my PS3 here...well, at least for me. :D
 
I don't see why you guys see this as a big deal. It's only Halo. It barely even qualifies as an M game. What about those cartoons on Cartoon Network? Those have more violence than Halo (see Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy). Flesh gets ripped off, there's blood, the damn grim reaper is hanging out with elementary school kids jeez! Nothing like that in Halo.
 
That's awesome. A buddy of mine's kid could also beat Halo 1 on medium - - he was too was just 6 at the time. He was also a decent partner on Legendary co-op. It was hilarious watching him clean house in LAN tournaments at the local University and game stores. My boy just turned 7, but isn't quite so good on FPSs. He did, however beat New Super Mario on the DS when when he was five, and has gotten gold trophies on most of the tracks on Forza 2 and GT5P. He has been a big GTA fan since he could pick up a controller, but only seems interested in the cars and helicopters. Its pretty funny, every time he plays, he explores Liberty City and writes down every color and make of the cars he finds. He then writes them down in a notebook where he tries to figure out their real-life counterparts. I will log in on multiplayer, and he will drive what he thinks is the speed limit and stop at red lights with my online friends that are riding with him going WTF!?
 
Cool cool. What is so bad about offline Halo? Back in the day I knew a lot of kids who got screwed over on Halo 1 because of the M rating when the game really isn't that bad compared to a lot of FPS.

As long as your kid isn't like a lot of asshole kids, I think it's fine. Everything is it's own individual case.

I know kids who have played Gears of War....I think that's wrong.
 
[quote name='Mr_hockey66']Would you let your kid watch sin city? Its cartoon violence too! What difference does cartoon violence have to do with any thing its still violence. Its crazy that you let a 4 year old see things that are for adults. Just cause you are an idiot, don't make sure son one too![/quote]

Saying that the violence in Sin City is "cartoonish" is a foolish statement on its own. The violence is exaggerated, yes, however it is obviously more brutal than most videogames today.

Your statement is akin to saying that a man's throat being sliced open is equivalent to the Coyote being smashed by an Acme anvil. I hope you see your own stupidity in this statement.

Just for the record. i have a son as well. He likes to "play" games with daddy. That I can understand. Play games that he can watch. I play nhl, football, and cars. Play the adult games when your kid is in bed. I bet your kid gets to stay up till he falls asleep on the couch next to you right. Then you get him up and take him to daycare in his pjs.( or clothes from yesterday) Then you drop him and run. Teeth not brushed, hair not combed, no breakfast. Here kid here is some candy. Nanny at darcare will make you something.

Im not knocking darecare. I use it. I also make sure my kid is in bed at 8. Dressed and cleaned up.


Great Idea to let him play online. Were now the game is even worse! Damn YOU YOu Stu Stu Stu PID!
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And, honestly, I wasn't going to go here at first, but now that I think about it, I'll take a jab: If I were you, I'd be more concerned about exposing my child to my awful grammar over some M-rated videogames.
 
OP have you ever let him play old school 2-d games like super mario brothers or NES type games? I would start him off with 2-d platformers for awhile before moving him up to 3-d. It's just to get him to appreciate the games you use to play when you were a kid before moving him up to the big guns.

Heck put him on some racers and see how he does on that.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']OP have you ever let him play old school 2-d games like super mario brothers or NES type games? I would start him off with 2-d platformers for awhile before moving him up to 3-d. It's just to get him to appreciate the games you use to play when you were a kid before moving him up to the big guns.

Heck put him on some racers and see how he does on that.[/QUOTE]


Yes!
 
[quote name='gregthomas77']I think the problem here is that there are too many parents who don't take time to parent, and thus their children have problems adapting.


I read a lot of threads on this site (which I love), and I am sure that there are some people who are 18 and over who still don't understand the difference between real and make believe.[/QUOTE]

Part of being a parent is recognizing that your child is a child.

Regardless of how great of a parent you think you are, children are constantly developing and they cannot possibly process things in the same way as adults. Not even if you explain it real good. I can explain thunder a million times to my son, doesn't mean his going to stop being afraid of the "BOOM".

Perhaps you can take a few moments from polishing your father of the year award to read up on how kid's brains develop.
 
[quote name='usickenme']Part of being a parent is recognizing that your child is a child.

Regardless of how great of a parent you think you are, children are constantly developing and they cannot possibly process things in the same way as adults. Not even if you explain it real good. I can explain thunder a million times to my son, doesn't mean his going to stop being afraid of the "BOOM".

Perhaps you can take a few moments from polishing your father of the year award to read up on how kid's brains develop.[/quote]


BOOM HEADSHOT!!!
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Good job on the parenting/gaming, you seem to have a good balance of the right things.

A Quick Question, are you planning to home school him till High School? Just curious, a few of my friends were home schooled all they way to college and when they went away to college...well things were pretty bad, mainly due to the lack of social skills and the ability to prioritize school work. Oh just noticed he goes to church group stuff, that's good.

I don't mean to probe is there a particular reason you are home schooling him?
 
When my niece was just a little baby, the only way to have her stop crying would be to turn on Kingdom Hearts and she would fall asleep in my brother-in-laws arms as he played.

By the time she was 2 years old she could correctly hook up any game system into the tv and have it turned and ready to go with the tv on the right channel.

When she was 4 she played through Kingdom Hearts 2 (my sister had to read most of it to her because she couldn't)

She's 5 now and can kick anyone's ass in SMB and I know it sounds stupid, but if you could be a prodigy in playing games then she would be.

She understands what's real and what isnt...just because she's a kid doesn't mean she's stupid.

It's all about how you raise your kid that depends on how they turn out.

Leave the OP alone for letting his kid play Halo, we all know what it was like to be 6 or 7 and sneaking to play Doom or Mortal Kombat.

I know I remember that.
 
[quote name='Danil ACE']I don't see why you guys see this as a big deal. It's only Halo. It barely even qualifies as an M game. What about those cartoons on Cartoon Network? Those have more violence than Halo (see Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy). Flesh gets ripped off, there's blood, the damn grim reaper is hanging out with elementary school kids jeez! Nothing like that in Halo.[/quote]

I agree, I am 17 and some of what goes on in Cartoon Network is pretty disturbing.. :bomb:
 
[quote name='kube00']Good job on the parenting/gaming, you seem to have a good balance of the right things.

A Quick Question, are you planning to home school him till High School? Just curious, a few of my friends were home schooled all they way to college and when they went away to college...well things were pretty bad, mainly due to the lack of social skills and the ability to prioritize school work. Oh just noticed he goes to church group stuff, that's good.

I don't mean to probe is there a particular reason you are home schooling him?[/QUOTE]

Our school system isn't exactly the best in the country. We do plan to home school the whole way, but we also plan to have him continue to participate in groups outside of our home.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']OP have you ever let him play old school 2-d games like super mario brothers or NES type games? I would start him off with 2-d platformers for awhile before moving him up to 3-d. It's just to get him to appreciate the games you use to play when you were a kid before moving him up to the big guns.

Heck put him on some racers and see how he does on that.[/QUOTE]

i was thinking about this at one point, when i do have a kid to do this, and make him/her go through the "classics" before moving onto modern games. seems a little weird though.

definately an interesting idea though.
 
So here is the age old question...

"Does art imitate life... or does life imitate art?"

And how does this apply to the develpoment of a child's mind?

Shouldn't the child, through parental reinforcemnet, be able to differentiate between what is or is not real/socially acceptable?

I started gaming at the age of two on an Atari 2600. Guess what game I was really good at? Custer's Last Stand. If you don't know the game, it was one of the first pornographic videogames created. I played the hell out of this simple game... and I didn't turn out to be a rapist, biggot, or sociopath.
 
I did this with my nephew before I got him his first gamecube. Over a period of time I found a lot of those 2-d games in a joystick for a cheap price. For Christmas I got him one of those 20 in 1 sega master system 8-bit handhelds (not the game gear) and he loved it. Later on his dad got him the DS and he still plays that and his 8-bit handheld. He does play his cube (SSB) but I tend to think he likes his DS and his 2-d joystick games better, so I think I got him to enjoy 2-d games just as much as 3-d games.

Try also introducing him to RTS games on the computer like CNC type games or even games like SimCity. Sure you don't get BOOM HEADSHOT moments. Also be glad he's not on the xbox live headsets...You really don't want him to repeat what he hears on live because once he hears that...it will be like a parrot at the dinner table.

You: "Oh dear that was a great meal, but I am full and can't finish it..."
Son: "God Damn It , why do you have to be such a whiny NOOB?"
You" "What did you say? Go to your room!!!"
Son: "Fine, this food sucks anyways... besides Tom and I were going to pwn some clan of college kids who think they can beat us with their leet skills"


Your proud now, but give it a few years.
 
[quote name='metaphysicalstyles']So here is the age old question...

"Does art imitate life... or does life imitate art?"

And how does this apply to the develpoment of a child's mind?

Shouldn't the child, through parental reinforcemnet, be able to differentiate between what is or is not real/socially acceptable?

I started gaming at the age of two on an Atari 2600. Guess what game I was really good at? Custer's Last Stand. If you don't know the game, it was one of the first pornographic videogames created. I played the hell out of this simple game... and I didn't turn out to be a rapist, biggot, or sociopath.[/quote]

Speaking of 2600... if you guys were lucky to find it at the target clearance they had the 2600 retro units for 13.xx and I picked up 2 units. I told my brother and he wanted me to pick it up for his son and for himself. I am going to give it to them for Christmas so it will be a nice present.
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']I did this with my nephew before I got him his first gamecube. Over a period of time I found a lot of those 2-d games in a joystick for a cheap price. For Christmas I got him one of those 20 in 1 sega master system 8-bit handhelds (not the game gear) and he loved it. Later on his dad got him the DS and he still plays that and his 8-bit handheld. He does play his cube (SSB) but I tend to think he likes his DS and his 2-d joystick games better, so I think I got him to enjoy 2-d games just as much as 3-d games.

Try also introducing him to RTS games on the computer like CNC type games or even games like SimCity. Sure you don't get BOOM HEADSHOT moments. Also be glad he's not on the xbox live headsets...You really don't want him to repeat what he hears on live because once he hears that...it will be like a parrot at the dinner table.

You: "Oh dear that was a great meal, but I am full and can't finish it..."
Son: "God Damn It , why do you have to be such a whiny NOOB?"
You" "What did you say? Go to your room!!!"
Son: "Fine, this food sucks anyways... besides Tom and I were going to pwn some clan of college kids who think they can beat us with their leet skills"


Your proud now, but give it a few years.[/QUOTE]

No Xbox live on my end. I don't trust people on there (plus, in Halo that would equal people vs. people combat)
 
[quote name='mackdaddy226']bet your son is a fat couch potato also.[/quote]

#-oYou really should think before you open your mouth. Didn't your mother teach you anything?
 
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