What Is The Proper Age For Kids To Start Playing Video Games?

I have a nephew who is just 3 years old. He loves to come over to our home because of my brother's video games. My brother has serious bloody games and fighting games and my little nephew enjoys playing them. He's actually quite good at it to be honest. I'm concerned though. Would it affect my little nephew in a bad way if he keeps playing games like this?

2007-11-30 10:24:21 Dick-Bennett says:

• There are toddler systems available now!!!!
• Leapfrog is one.

2007-11-30 10:26:59 Dominick-Patterson says: As far as the more advanced systems, I'd wait until 6 for boys and girls! He learns a lot through it because they use letters and numbers. It's an educational video game system for kids 3 and up! We bought my son, who is 4, a V-smile.

2007-11-30 11:45:34 Lavette-Hobbs says: 65.If you want a healthy happy child don't let them ever start!!At 3 for both girls and boys.my daughter was 3 when she first played her first video game.i took her to nick jr's web site and had her play some games and she loved it.now shes 4 and in preschool and at her school they have 2 comps with preschool games on it and she loves playing games at school so my mother in law bought her "spongebob the movie" comp game last week and that child hogs the comp more than anyone now....lol.what i'm trying to say its fine for a child to play video games but make sure its in their age level espelly being under 5yrs old and make sure that you are watching them play it and explaine to them that "games are for play and that you can't do what they do on there unless you approve of it" and that works for my 4 yr old.if they want to play fighting games like older sibs has or cousins has make sure they are old enough to understand that they can not copy what they do.if they cant understand that don't let them play those kind of games yet wait until he gets into school..good luck with your nephew.

2007-11-30 10:32:19 Marx-Perkins says: There are age recommendations on those things for a reason! He should also be given a time limit on how long he can play games before he has to do something else. Take the older games off him and give him games like Shrek or Finding Nemo to play. However, he shouldn't be playing adult games or bloody war games! 3 seems a little young, but if he enjoys them, why not?

2007-11-30 10:40:13 Mike-Moulton says: well if the game effects his actions after he plays the video game because my brother plays video games like that and at first my mom had to take the game away from him because he was hitting me with a sword take my advice you can let him play e for everyone and some t for teen but not m rated games OK by alphabet online learning games preschool.

2007-11-30 10:33:42 Kenda-Field says: i think its ok for him to play games that young as long as he understands what to do and the games are age appropriate. i dont think a 3 y/o should play violent games alphabet online learning games preschool. I have a 4 y/o son who plays our old nintendo games all the time. he is very good at basketball, super mario, and a couple others alphabet online learning games preschool. we dont even let him see the games that are violent. as far as an appropriate age for games in general, thats is up the the parents and the parents only bc they know their child best.uh...that is too young. i would say like 7 and up alphabet online learning games preschool.

2007-11-30 10:24:49 Mario-Roby says: When they are 21.I do not feel comfortable allowing a 3 year old to play those violent type of games. they are at a very impressionable age and will take in everything and begin emulating it alphabet online learning games preschool. They need to have games that reinforce numbers and reading and politeness in order to become healthy well adjusted. They don't understand that violent behavior in real life is not acceptable and do not have the capacity to make that determination. There is a reason for the M ratings on these games seeing as predomonantly a 17 year old is able to understand that the images are fake and it is just a video game where as a 3 year old can't and it is the parents responsability (or yours as a supervising adult) to make those choices for him alphabet online learning games preschool. It doesn't matter how "good" he is, it is irresponsible to let him play those type of games. Does his mother know you are letting him play those? because ultimately it is her decision not yours. And if my sister or brother was letting my 3 year old play violent games behind my back I would be furious.well i think it;s good that kids play games when they are young, but games suited for them like ...games that u have to thnk alittle ..u know... something that they can learn something from it :P lol not steal cars shoot people and so on :P alphabet online learning games preschool.

2007-11-30 11:18:57 Joeann-Rega says: just had to add i'm baffled by people who think video games become appropriate at different ages for boys v. girls???i say as late as possible, and definitely much later than 3. video games are somewhat addictive, and draw kids away from more developmentally appropriate activities. they're sedentary, they're often violent, they require no imagination and no social skills. if an 8-10 year-old plays non-violent video games very occasionally, i'm sure that's not the end of the world. if a 15-year-old plays somewhat more violent video games occasionally, that's probably not the end of the world either. nobody needs more than that.well why in the world would anyone let a 3 yr old play games like that? alphabet online learning games preschool. Be responsible and do not let him alphabet online learning games preschool. BOTTOM LINE!!

2007-11-30 10:24:39 Robyn-Herrold says: No, I have played games like that since I was a little boy. Games don't kill people, stupid parents do...Games have ratings (just like movies) for a reason. Although your nephew probably has no idea what all the blood and foul language means, its still something that is inappropriate. My son played a similar game with his uncle and later had nightmares and started saying, "I'm gonna kill you" and things like that. NOT COOL in my opinion. My son got a stern talking to as well as my brother-in-law.I definitely say stick to the ratings. There are new toddler games and game systems available, although I think those are silly too. Whatever happened to playing outside, playing make-believe, reading stories and acting them out, playing board games, putting puzzles together.....??It's probably a good idea to ask his parents what they think about the subject.

2007-11-30 10:25:06 Ilana-Pearson says: it is really good now a days for kids to play vedio games but im talking about the educational ones now the killing and other stuff... 3 years old is kinda good to them but just let them stay out of bloody games and so forth just purshu the educational games.....

2007-11-30 11:13:22 Suzan-Wiggins says: dont let a 3 year old play games like that he should still have a dummy and cuddly his favorite toy or something - especiaaly if there bloody and stuff !!! i would say girls start when there 9/10 and boys when there 7/8/9/10 alphabet online learning games preschool.

2007-11-30 10:24:57 Mittie-Zundel says: That's a good question... I personally don't think video games are bad, but I do think he's too young. There are other video games for younger kids, howabout you buy some for his age, there are some very good educational video games out there.