90: Should My Kid Play Violent Video Games?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Do violent video games normalize violence? A parent whose son becomes more aggressive with his sisters after playing certain games writes in asking for advice. Is it best to pull the plug on games like Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto, even if they're important to a boy's social life? Dr. Lisa unpacks the research on how violent video games affect kids and offers guidelines to consider. Reena asks how old kids should be if they are going to play video games and describes how allowing her son to play Call of Duty turned into a teachable moment. Dr. Lisa and Reena lay out the key conversations that parents might want to have with young gamers. The Ask Lisa Podcast Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources. https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting.
0:10.0	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:17.0	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:24.2	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves.
0:28.2	Most of the time, I'll be getting answers to your parenting questions.
0:33.1	So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.LisaDemore.com.
0:43.0	Episode 90, should my kid play violent video games. I love the feel of Halloween in the air.
0:47.3	I do too.
0:48.1	I will tell you, actually, Rina, of all the climates in the world,
0:51.5	October in Ohio is my favorite.
0:54.0	It is so beautiful here.
0:55.5	Yeah, it's just crisp and cool, and the leaves are perfect.
1:01.2	I love it.
1:02.5	Yeah.
1:02.9	Well, we have picked out Halloween costumes, which are not to be revealed until Halloween.
1:08.1	We didn't know whether to go scary, but we decided to go sweet. We'll explain later.
1:13.1	You'll have to check the Instagram for that. Excellent. But what about you? My sixth grader is
1:19.6	all in on Halloween, as I was all in on Halloween. And so she's got a costume for herself,
1:25.1	and she also makes costumes for us. And so it's fun.
1:28.9	You know, when she was little, sometimes Halloween could feel scary, and we'd have to account for that.
1:33.5	But now that she's older, it's mostly just nothing but fun.
1:37.0	She makes costumes for you guys?
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