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Need to share my little secret or I'm gonna bust!!
DS's First Commuion is next weekend and DH and I decided that since he is the ONLY kid in his class with out a DS it was time!! We ended up nabbing one of the new DSi's!! He's ganna FLIP!!! (We are not parents who believe in personal video games and our kids know this...we have a Wii that we play as a family, very rarely, but it is considered a "family activity" not something for one child to sit in front of for hours!)
So, then I started to feel bad becase my DD has wanted one forever too...I saw a deal at Toys R us on the regular DS Lite bundle and DH had just got a pretty good bonus at work, so we bought her one too! (We will give it to her as a thank you for supporting her brother all year during his preparation and weekly trips to CCD etc.)
I can't even tell you how much our kids are going to FREAK OUT when they open these!!! I'm soooo excited to see the looks on their faces!!! (and the fact that they now have something to keep them busy on the plae to Disne is a definate bonus!)
Now I need to start researching games for the inevitable trip to Toys R Us with his 1st Communion $$$!!!
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Personal video games aren't bad - as long as you balance the use of them with other stuff like playing outside, board games, interacting with people (friends and family), sports, other activities (ie: Boy Scouts for us).
Hope your kiddos enjoy thier new games!
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That did sound pretty judgemental of me...I'm sorry...I agree, they are not bad, if supoervised properly. I just hate to see the kids that do nothing else, and that have them EVERYWHERE they go!! Our kids will definately have a "schedule" of sorts with theirs! (I think most of DH's concern is that he himself is an obsessive type person and, if left to his own devices, would be lost in a world of EverQuest and Van Guard for hours on end!! LOL!!!)
They will love them! We like the problem solving, adventure and mystery games! DD loves the Brain Teaser games! My two use them only on longer trips or if we have a volleyball or softball game where they have to sit for awhile. No playing on school nights and only on weekends if the weather is too nasty to go outside.
DS's First Commuion is next weekend and DH and I decided that since he is the ONLY kid in his class with out a DS it was time!
OK, gotta tell ya - when I read this line I thought the post was totally about your son not having a DS (dear sister) and that it was time for you to have another baby!!! OMG! Goes to show you - make sure you read posts all the way through before responding!
My kids love their DS's - and I love mine, too. They don't play all the time, but when they need something to occupy them (plane rides, long car trips) they are a godsend. I don't know what we would do without them!!
That did sound pretty judgemental of me...I'm sorry...I agree, they are not bad, if supoervised properly. I just hate to see the kids that do nothing else, and that have them EVERYWHERE they go!! Our kids will definately have a "schedule" of sorts with theirs! (I think most of DH's concern is that he himself is an obsessive type person and, if left to his own devices, would be lost in a world of EverQuest and Van Guard for hours on end!! LOL!!!)
Didn't think you were being judgemental! Just piping in with my 2 cents worth. There are kids who do NOTHING but video games and that is sooooo unhealthy. A good way to limit time on the DSs (other than when line waiting and plane riding and the like) is to make them "earn" time on the game. Have them spend so much time doing chores or playing outside or whatever to earn a "block" of time on the DS. Like for every hour of other activities, they get 30 mintues of DS time. Or whatever you think is good. Or you can say you get "X" minutes a day on the DS and that's it!
Be warned that at first they probably will obsess about the DSs - but that will taper off as the newness wears off.
Have a great day!
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Jennifer / Eeyore is my favorite!! OMG - He's sooooo grown up!!!! And an EAGLE SCOUT!! I can still remember my cute little Tiger Cub! 2016 Reading Goal - 75 books
OK, gotta tell ya - when I read this line I thought the post was totally about your son not having a DS (dear sister) and that it was time for you to have another baby!!! OMG! Goes to show you - make sure you read posts all the way through before responding!
Oh LORD JUDI!!! No, no, no!!! That ship has SAILED !!!
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No playing on school nights and only on weekends if the weather is too nasty to go outside.
OK, gotta tell ya - when I read this line I thought the post was totally about your son not having a DS (dear sister) and that it was time for you to have another baby!!! OMG! Goes to show you - make sure you read posts all the way through before responding!
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that at first
Congrats on the gifts! They are going to love them!
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They don't play all the time, but when they need something to occupy them (plane rides, long car trips) they are a godsend. I don't know what we would do without them!!
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