Q: Restricting video games and acting out violence depicted in them
asked by:
DoctorQuestion
on September 5th, 2008
My son is 6 (turned 6 the end of June). He is in a new school this year in a Primer class of 10. He has always been a very outgoing, happy, charming, handsome boy. Last year in school he had some episodes in Kinder when he did not get his way he would "throw himself out" and cry and whine until we were called to come get him (happened 2 times). He plays starwars legos and indiana jones on the wii and nintendo ds during free time which this summer was a lot. Over the past three weeks he has been saying "My brain is telling me to_____ but I'm not going to. _____first started out as "say you are nasty" and has progressed to "bite you" "hit you" and "kill you". He always immediately says, but I'm not going to! Last night he told his father, "My brain is telling me that if I had a bb gun I would kill you, but I really wouldn't" He received a spanking for this and has no video game privilages for a week. Is this something to be concerned about, or a developmental issue? Thank you.
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