What kind of effect can allowing a child to play gory m rated games have?

Question

Im talking about an 8 or 9 year old playing something like god of war. I know some one who does this and ive warned him against it, but he doesnt seem to think it will have any impact on the child. Can it have a negative impact on the way the child grows or will the game just hep toughen the kid out?

Answer 1

The kid will copy the fighting moves thinking their cool. If theres cursing then maybe theyll start cursing.  

Answer 2

my little brother has been playing M rated games since he was 8, and watching R rated movies since he was nine, and MA movies since 10, and is the worst 11 year old i know. he's really rude, has a bad temper, is very destructive and likes fighting. i don't advise that ANYONE let their kids play M rated games until they know they can handle them.

Answer 3

Obsession with death is one major drawback to allowig this. Even adults have problems with stuff like that so, a child has even more.

Answer 4

So long as the kid doesn't have any preexisting emotional problems, there won't be any issue with playing any video games.  Most people have no problems separating reality and fantasy.

Answer 5

i used to play those games when i was that age (my parents didnt know i got the games off my brother)

all these games and ones like grand theft auto (where u are literally killing people and stealing there cars) desensitizes kids

im 14 now and i have no emotions..

im not going to go out and kill someone or anything like that

but i see lots of gruesome stuff on tv and it doesnt affect me in the slightest

kids get so used to killing fictional people in games and they grow up confused between fantasy and reality