My 2 year old plays Nintedo Wii?

Question

he acts like hes addicted to MarioKart. i send him out to play outside but he always ends up making his way back into the house to play. i'd say he spends 4 - 5 hours a day playing.

Is this bad? how do i deal with this?

Answer 1

I am 34 years old, have a PS3, and don't spend near that amount of time on it! At 2 years old, the most your kid should do is maybe watch an hour or so of cartoons. Games systems/TVs are not babysitters. Spend some time with him!

Answer 2

I would throw the counsel in the trash but that's just me.

Answer 3

i would put the game up and get it out yourself. all the time. it might be a hassle, but it is better for him. if he is wandering over, and starting it himself, then that is what you should do. my children are 12,12 & 8. they are only allowed to play 1 1/2 hr-2 per day in the summer (they stay home alone) and 45min after school. if it is the itoy (physical games) i allow another 1/2 hour. think about it. the only mind stimulating thing he is accomplishing is the tv and whatever game he is playing. he needs to play with more motor skilled and mind challenging things. at his age, coloring books and crayons would be better than that. i would definitely get a handle on it today-it will only get worse. my kids gripe about their time limit, tough! and if they get caught playing more than allowed, they lose it for a week.

Answer 4

I'm sorry but if your son is playing that long, it is very bad for him. Children need to learn and experience other things beside a television set. The most my boys play video games a day is an hour and I still think sometimes that too much.( They are 11 and 9 years old) You need to take control of your child and let him know who the parent is. He needs to have other types of interactions. Unplug the system or simply just say NO!

Try and have other activities for him to do learn to ride a bike or play at the park draw cut pictures out etc..

You really should not let him play any video games he is too young.

Good luck!

Answer 5

my sister is the opposite, she is 1 1/2

when I am playing video games she tells me to come outside.

But something special is about the wii, because I also have a wii, and she really likes it because you use your real motions, I have mario kart also, but she doesnt play, she watches me play sometimes.

I think your solution is to take the wii out of the room when he is not there and then he cant even find where it went, And he will start enjoying other things after a while.

That is the similar method we used to rid my sister of her TV addiction, we just turned off the TV for good and hid the remote. Whenever she asked for me to turn on the TV, I told her the TV was broken, then she started crying, but after about a week, she got used to not having TV

Answer 6

That's 4-5 hours without exercise, socialization, working on puzzles or pretending or doing other age-appropriate activities.

I honestly think any video games at 2 is too much, but certainly limit it to an hour or less a day.  

The good news is that it's very easy to deal with.  Unplug the game, go outside, and play!

Answer 7

um yeah, that's bad. A 2 yr old should have no more than 1 hour of TV/video/computer time. At 2, neither of my kids even knew what a video game was!!!

Who's the parent here..you or the 2 yr old? Stand up to him and tell him no. He needs to be active and playing, getting some fresh air. I would hide the Wii and let him play it only on special occasions.

Answer 8

Personally I definitely think it's bad. I think it's absolutely inappropriate and harmful for a child that age to do anything like play video games (or watch that much tv) for so many hours. Children need to play with toys and interact with other children and adults. Sand and water and books and puzzles and cars are what a 2 yr old should be playing with. Video games are not real -- and 2 yr olds can NOT distinguish between what is make believe and what is actual and this is DANGEROUS for a child that young. If you don't know how to control this -- I would say it's obvious that you need to get rid of the Wii -- period. I'm not surprised that he acts like he's addicted. For all intents and purposes he is addicted and you are allowing it to happen. It will NOT get better as he gets older. It will only get worse, and it will get A LOT worse.

Answer 9

Holy c**p! That's WAY too much time on a video game! At his age maybe an hour a week would be good,... like on the weekend or so. You both need to learn moderation. Put the console away and give him other things to do, maybe even set up some play dates.

Answer 10

that's definitely too much! for anyone, let alone a 2-year old!  just remember that you are the parent, you are the authority.  don't let him rule the house.  some of my family does that and it only ends up with spoiled brats.  every once in a while is perfectly fine, but don't overdo it (or let that happen, either). :~)

Answer 11

Unplug the Nintendo!!!

Yes, it's bad for him!

At 2 he should be alot more active, try finding him some physical games to keep his interest.

1)Sidewalk chalk

2)a sandbox with toy trucks and shovels will keep kids this age busy for quite a while

3) During the hot months an inflatable swimming pool and/or sprinkler

4) indoors- color wonder markers and paper (they love taking the caps on and off the markers)

5)take him to the park

6)there are games you could buy like Elefun (the elephant blows out butterflies to catch-- I got my kids this game at a thrift store for $3-great deal)

7)join a playgroup!

Answer 12

Any child will spend a lot of time playing with something that is a new thing and interesting. my son was the same way with how much he always wanted to play. but it should be in moderation. what i started doing was having him do things to earn time with video games so he would see it as a treat. like eating all of his dinner and he would allowed to play for 15 minutes. or trying to pick up some of his toys. 4-5 hours is probably too much. try to cut it down and use it as a treat. he will be upset the first little bit he will eventually get used to it.

Answer 13

yes... that is way to much to be playing video games at any age.  TV is on for only 1 hour while my son is awake and that is for him to watch Sesame Street.  The rest of the time we are outside or playing with his toys inside.  Go out there with him and play with him outside.  That way he cannot go back inside to play the wii.

Answer 14

tell him for ever hour he wants to spend playing on the wii he has to spend out side , just to counter balance it for his health

P.S smart kid , im 17 n its taken me agesss to get the hang of it

Answer 15

Well i would put that thing out of his way so he can not reach it. my 19month old pretends he is playing when his older brother plays he is 6 and he is just aloud to play an hour a day.