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    My ex bought this game for for our kid just to have him want to stay there more. Is there any anything I can do about it. I can't convince the little one not to play it.

  • #2
    nothing you can do about it at all unless you want to buy the same game for your place.

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    • #3
      I thought so, plus his second favoured one, call of duty.

      what a nice way to raise a kid

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      • #4
        Send a letter to her. I would tell my kid not to play it. The game is banned for sale. It is about as bad as exposing the kid to porn. I would ask CA about it.

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        • #5
          The ratings are there for a reason. There is no reason to play GTA when there are 100s of age appropriate games.

          My 9 yr old son loves video games. That being said we've spent a lot of time talking about what is appropriate for him. He understands the rating system. He can have any "E" game without grief from mom or dad, he can play T games if mom or dad approves it, and we do look at it. I'll often game with him.

          We approve all of the Lego games, as they're fun, family friendly, and we will talk about the difference between cartoon violence and real violence.

          An online game I'd like to suggest is Wizard101. Its a subscription based MMORPG that has a lot of family chat controls, If we didn't limit him to 1 hr of screen time a day, he and I would be playing that for hours.

          I have a few M games sitting around (ie Halo) which I play, and I refrain from playing them in his presence, often when he's asleep.

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          • #6
            OP...buy the same thing, and a better console if that is what it's going to take. Toys r us has weekly sales, Kijiji is also another place to look for this sort of thing, instead of looking for Lawyers

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            • #7
              I told her if she doesn't get rid of the game I will buy him the same and more plus xbox1. ( I won't)

              Links what is CA?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by The Iceberg View Post
                Links what is CA?
                I think he means Children's Aid, which is ridiculous.

                Yeah, the game is not age appropriate. But, like other games, it may have a feature that allows parental control to turn off gore/swearing/nudity.

                Outside of voicing your displeasure that the ex is allowing the child to play such games, you can't do much. Playing the game isn't abuse. It is poor parenting, but not much more and nothing anyone would likely care about.

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                • #9
                  Provide a positive alternative. What does your kid like that doesn't involve swearing, violence, sexual references and homicide? Provide lots of that. Preferably not involving a screen.

                  (If it has to be a computer game, basic Minecraft and Wizards101 are both great for kids that age. I'm not a gaming person at all, but I got both of those for my kid).

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by stripes View Post
                    Provide a positive alternative. What does your kid like that doesn't involve swearing, violence, sexual references and homicide? Provide lots of that. Preferably not involving a screen.

                    (If it has to be a computer game, basic Minecraft and Wizards101 are both great for kids that age. I'm not a gaming person at all, but I got both of those for my kid).
                    I have an xBox360 and an xBox One for myself. I got my D9 a WiiU. It is a great console full of child appropriate games. Mario Kart, Mario Party, Skylanders etc. are all great games that we play regularly. Although, Skylanders is a bit of a trap, as you have to go out and constantly buy more characters. I have a freaking box full of them, probably close to 30-35 or so. Everything from the regular Skylanders, to Giants and SwapForce. I refuse to buy the Trap Force set.......

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                    • #11
                      @Hammerdad.....you said this
                      Skylanders is a bit of a trap,
                      , then went on to say
                      I refuse to buy the Trap Force set
                      ....I am guessing no pun was intended then?

                      I also have the Wii U and the Xbox 360 at my place for kiddo. I am not a gamer personally, but will sit and dabble with him, never on my own. Recently got super smash bro when toys r us had it on sale for $54 a couple of weekends ago, and now it's back to its usual $64.99.

                      With regards to trap, would you believe I crossed the border to get Kaos? I know, don't start Have you thought about selling off some of the swap force and giants to places like EB games to gets some money back?

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                      • #12
                        If the kid was watching porn in the other parents house regularly would that warrant calling CAS?

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                        • #13
                          Btw gta5 is much worse that COD...

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                          • #14
                            CanLII - 2013 QCCS 68 (CanLII)


                            On March 5, 2012, the Mother signed an affidavit in support of a Motion for Safeguard Order asking that X be assessed by a psychiatrist of the Jewish General Hospital without the Father’s consent and that the Father be forbidden to expose X to any violent video games or to play any such game. The Mother alleged that X’s behaviour at school and daycare required immediate and urgent measures and that he was exposed to violent video games at the Father’s apartment.

                            [65] On March 20, 2012, the Father signed an affidavit in which he acknowledged X’s difficult behaviour, but alleged that his aggressive behaviour mostly occurred when he was with his mother. He alleged that the Mother, without informing him, had recently implemented a consequences-oriented discipline technique with X’s teacher. He stated that X was doing very well in school. He was opposed to having X evaluated at the Jewish General hospital and to medicating X. He considered that the institution was oriented towards medication, whereas he believed that collaboration with the Mother and consistent discipline should be established before mediation was administered. He stated that since the separation, he had provided X with limited access to a computer, and that he had restricted X’s computer games to those rated for use by everyone. He added that the video games that he used to play with X were not violent and that since February 25, 2012 he no longer allowed X to play any video games at his apartment.

                            [66] On March 21, 2012, judge Courville considered that X’s behaviour at school and daycare had worsened and that an assessment was necessary to identify the type of help he needed. She authorized the Mother to sign alone all documents required for an assessment with a psychiatrist at the Jewish General Hospital, authorized the Father to have a counter-expertise done afterwards and forbade both parents to expose X to any violent video games or to allow him to play any such games.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Links17 View Post
                              If the kid was watching porn in the other parents house regularly would that warrant calling CAS?
                              There is a big difference between porn and a video game which may have some nudity in it (if not turned off with the parental controls). If you can show me in the game where the protagonist gives some hooker a "pearl necklace", you may actually have a connection.

                              I don't play or own GTA, the game never appealed to me. COD is violent, but the blood can also be turned off. So long as the other parent is taking the proper steps to maintain the parental controls, there is nothing one can do.

                              Should you notify the CAS, I can almost guarantee they won't do anything about it. They may suggest to the ex that the game is inappropriate, but it isn't abuse, neglect or whatever. It is poor parenting at worst and at best.

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