We're back with our latest editorial today from our ongoing series From the Editors' Desks. This newest editorial marks the debut for our staff member Stu. Having children of his own, he discusses how being a gamer can and should mix in with kid's lives. Check it out:
For other gamers out there who happen to have children, how does your gaming affect them? Do you encourage them to experience gaming or is it a hobby you don't want to consume your kids? Be sure to take some time to read up and then discuss the editorial by posting your own opinions on this subject either in this thread or in the blog.
My gaming pedigree, if you will, runs a long way back. About 30 years back to be exact. That's longer than most of the people who read this editorial have actually been alive. Now that I am closing in on my 7th anniversary of turning 29, I look back at those days and wonder what was it that drew me to that first Commodore PET and its tape drive of wonder? Was it my dad or mom, who had no gaming interest at all, that helped me move in that direction or was it something that I learned on my own? Now that I have kids of my own who are constantly bombarded by gaming, what side do I take as a parent and what side do I take as a gamer who wants to pass on what I have learned? Continue Reading...
For other gamers out there who happen to have children, how does your gaming affect them? Do you encourage them to experience gaming or is it a hobby you don't want to consume your kids? Be sure to take some time to read up and then discuss the editorial by posting your own opinions on this subject either in this thread or in the blog.
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