How To Stop My Child From Playing Minecraft

submitted by Reyu from self.censorship

Minecraft is one of the popular video games today, especially for children. Kids love the freedom they get on Minecraft as they can create their own digital world according to their preference. And because of these factors, there’s no wonder why a lot of kids get hooked on Minecraft. The game can also help kids develop their creative skills, which is great.

But if a child plays too much, the risks of him/her developing a video game addiction will be expected.

Here are some tips that might help you control your child's video game consumption. *Impose Playing Schedules - Scheduling is one effective way to control your child’s Minecraft addiction. Try to create schedules on when your kids are allowed to play, like letting them play after finishing their homework or after completing the chores. *Make Minecraft for Kids Safe via mSpy - Now if your kids won’t follow your schedules and they still sneak behind your back to play Minecraft, well don’t panic. There is a tool that can monitor your child’s Android IOS devices and oversee their Minecraft activity and prevent video game addiction.

all 7 comments
sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun

[–]Canbot 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Engage them with something better. Simple as that. Except parents don't want to waste thier own time playing with or raising thier kids. That is why we have clown world.

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Kids spend a lot more time interacting socially over games now days. Games are the playing field, that the baseball sandlot was to kids decades ago. Kids weren't addicted to baseball, they just liked to hang out and do stuff together.

I simply play Minecraft with my kid, rather than being overbearing.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There's a lot less educationally developmental things you can be doing with a computer as a child than playing minecraft. And the concept of "video game addiction" is controversial in psychology circles, I believe.

But certainly you need to send your kids outside to play once in a while, or read a book. After chores is good psychology. One hours' screen time on a school night is probably enough, unless they're doing homework.

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What's controversial about video game addiction? You get addicted to dopamine hits same as gambling addiction or social media addiction. If you are doing something all the time to the detriment of your life, it's an addiction.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What's controversial about video game addiction?

Addiction in neuropsychopharmacology is measured by the chemical change in the addict's body that produces the dependence on the addicted substance.

It doesn't make sense wrt things that aren't pharmacologically active substances. Here's a scholarly paper making the point:

Problems with the Concept of Video Game “Addiction”: Some Case Study Examples

If you are doing something all the time to the detriment of your life, it's an addiction.

Not under current clinical diagnostic criteria. If you were looking for a diagnosis you'd need to go to obsessive/compulsive disorders.

Having said that the DSM V does have one behavioural addiction: Gambling. So maybe we'll see others in the future. At the moment though, it's controversial.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Kids love the freedom they get on Minecraft

This. This is the key. There is no freedom on this PRISON PLANET, so it's to be expected that if kids are presented with ANYTHING that affords them either actual freedom or the feeling of freedom, or even the illusion of freedom, they are going to get hooked. This should be obvious.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Did you ever try Lego ? You even can play Lego together with your kid.