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Video Games Offer More Than Violence posted on October 12, 2009

Video games and kids are part of child and youth culture 2009. Parents know this, completely. Many (many) video games center on violence to succeed in the game.

Many studies will report that violent video games support violent behavior. There are also some interesting reports on video games and some not-so-violent behavior that children mimic - when the video games are not-so-violent.

Doug Gentile, PhD has some offerings in studies he has researched and organized to say, “games in which game characters help and support each other in nonviolent ways should increase both short-term and long-term prosocial behaviors.”

So if your child enjoys playing video games, take heart! There are some reasons to feel better.

Music: Listen for non-violent behavior in Joanie Bartels, Anything Is Possible, Sweet Honey in the Rock’s, So Glad I’m Here, and Allen Ruebens, All Is Well. There is good stuff all around - tell your friends about www.commongoodradio.org where hope shows up online 24/7.
blessings for the common good,
Pastor Robin

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