Does anyone have a child that doesn’t have a games console?

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Does anyone have a child that doesn’t have a games console?

We don't. DD's are 30, 13 and 11. It isn't a feature in their lives.

Nope. Almost 9 yo DS
Borrows my laptop to play minecraft.
Watches YouTube on his kindle fire

DD 15 we have a Wii, it hasn't been used in three years. She has a lap top, but doesn't game. She watches friends on Netflix, but prefers meeting friends and dancing.

This is such an encouraging thread.

Why, given that most posters are saying their dc have plenty of other screen time including social media and YouTube? At least on a console you can see at a glance what they are doing, unlike on a phone. What's wrong with a games console?

Mine play Sims and Minecraft on the PC, don’t need a console. We do have an original Wii console which they dig out occasionally and that is generally hilarious.

I’d like to say that whilst they both have their flaws I don’t think any major physical or psychological damage has been caused by them playing the occasional (or even regular) screen based game.
I do feel inferior to those of you whose children would rather learn Sanskrit or work in soup kitchens, but that is my insecurity as a parent, nothing to do with my girls really.

Nope mine won’t wont be getting one. The stepson is last year a levels and he’s never been allowed one, we don’t think it did any harm he’s quite socilable and did very well at GCSEs and so we feel we were right to limit screen time and also not give into console gaming.

I spent far too much time playing games on the PC as a kid instead of doing homework and now I see my parents should have stopped me. I also had a tv in my room and spent hours after bedtime watching videos. I got tired and many headaches as a result.

I will not be introducing console games to our home, and the kids can can use their tablets (rationed) instead.

No . Mines 18 now - never asked for one .

Mine don’t - they’re 7 and 9 (boys). I’ve offered them one but they aren’t bothered. My oldest has an iPod that he listens to music on, emails grandparents and cousin and plays some apps on. He also plays on my phone sometimes but mostly they play outside when they have free time.

But they both play a lot of tennis (3x per week), both play music and practice every night, have homework and do other sports (swimming, cricket) and that also keeps them busy.

I don’t have a problem with them but it just doesn’t seem part of their lives so far.

Dc 9 no consoles

An amazon kids tablet kindle thing but nowt else

I wish. Some of DS friends don't have a console so they end up round mine most days to play with DS. DS isn't allowed on it all day everyday but now I get his very polite middle class friends asking me very nicely if DS can please have his ps4 back on as they would very much like to play.

I make them all go outside and play like real children before being allowed on it. My home is still the house they all want to be around just because of the bloody ps4 (they're all year 8 so 12/13).

We don't. Dds 8 & 10. Never been requested or thought about. None of their female friends have them either.

Mine are 12, 10 and 7. A few years ago we got a Wii and they played some games on that. We moved house 2 years ago and they have never bothered to set it up here. A few months ago dh bought himself a second hand PlayStation to muck around on when I'm on nights and the kids have never bothered with it or asked for anything on it.

Ds1 and ds2 best friends who happen to be brothers got an x box and that doesn't seem to get used either really, they would rather be mucking about in the park or playing music together. Ds1 occasionally goes up to another mate's house to play fortnite but that's it.

Bil suggested getting them all a games console for Christmas and got blank looks. They play some games on phone or iPad but mostly they don't care.

Dd15 and Ds12.

We don't have anything. Years ago I bought a PlayStation 3 second hand. They never really played with it. It's now dusty in the attic.

I don't know why neither of them have ever asked for something newer like their friends. DS in particular enjoys playing xbox etc at friends but whenever I ask if he's like one of his own he says no 🤷🏻‍♀️

Both of them love small games on their phone. They love YouTube and Netflix.

We played as a family on my DN's Switch last New Year which they loved but they've never asked for one of those.

I just don't think they're bothered.

Oh I really needed this thread. My two aren't begging for an Xbox but do occasionally say 'I'm the only one without one' or even better in front of a parent who buys their kids everything 'when I'm older please can I have an Xbox?'
My two are tween aged.

There's a possibility that my DB may pass on a very old Xbox of his with some kids games so if they do get one it will be a Saturday evening bit of fun, that's all.

DD starts secondary in a year so thinking we should get a family pc.

Dd is 9, she has no devices and doesn’t ask for them.

DS's close friends have all the gadgets and both have a Nintendo Switch... DS has fun playing there. But it's not on his Christmas list.

We have an elderly Nintendo ds2, and ds had a laptop for Xmas. He’s 11.

He plays Zelda on the ds2 but that’s it.

Kids are 7 and 10. Limited TV (not every day, occasionally watch a film at the weekend), no games consoles at all in the house and no plans to get them. One family iPad.

We had a Wii but that was all.

I don't think it's superior to not have a console, there are some funny attitudes on this thread. My children also do sports and music and have nice manners and all the things it is hinted a console would prevent... Plus they do gaming. It's a nice social activity and there is a lovely feeling when you can hear your kids chuckling away with their friends- I don't think they are something to 'hold out' on, just part of life that DC may or may not enjoy doing, like any other pastime.

I just got an Xbox free with my phone upgrade.

In two minds whether to sell or keep it.

If we do it's staying in the lounge to limit time spent on it.

Mine are 18 and 20 now. We have a Wii that hasn't been used much in years apart from the occasional Mario Kart game. They've never had a PS or ever really wanted one.

I have 3 boys eldest has one youngest 2 don't

DD has an Xbox, uses it to watch DVD's and not much else