Sep 14 2018
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In February, aspiring streamer Mystic hit a breaking point. When her kids started going to school, she had decided…
Feb 26 2016
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Part of me was hoping that Wednesday night’s episode of Black-ish would give me the Magic Words: the exact right…
Sep 29 2015
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Andy Robertson
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Children’s console games have come a long way in recent years. Gone are the motion controlled mini-game bundles and…
Jul 10 2015
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Of all the strange things that come with writing about video games for a living, raising kids while doing so might…
Apr 29 2015
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Apr 14 2015
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No parent should ever outlive their child. They definitely shouldn’t tear open their child’s chest while quoting a…
Mar 30 2015
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Ian Dransfield
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I've censored the above in case any under-18s from Cheshire are reading this.
Mar 19 2015
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Best to start them early. Redditor Pypok and his wife needed a theme for their son's nursery, and Pypok suggested space (by way of Kerbal Space Program). Turned out rather well, I'd say—perfect for a future space explorer. There are some in-progress photos in the embedded Imgur album below.
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Mar 28 2014
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You can't always keep an eye on the kids while playing video games...unless, of course, you choose to rig your…
Jan 20 2014
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Broken Age almost made me violate one of my golden rules about kids and video games. I almost let my daughter watch…
Oct 18 2013
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I don't know much about parenting, but I am continually impressed by BatDad's commitment to making parenting fun…
Sep 27 2013
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“He’s not going to play the game until he’s in college.” The actor who plays Michael in Grand Theft Auto V tells GQ that his 11-year-old son will have to wait a while before sampling the pleasures of Los Santos. Kudos, Ned Luke, for having more sense than some of the other parents out there.
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Sep 26 2013
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Today, nationally syndicated daytime talk-show host Wendy Williams talked about our open letter from a retail store…
Jun 10 2013
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A woman and her three-month-old child were sighted crying at the gates of the Confucius Temple in Nanjing last week.…
Jul 30 2012
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Generations of gamers who have not only the arcade but also years of computer, Nintendo, and PlayStation games in…
Jul 25 2012
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Kid loves video game, spends lots and lots of time with it. Parent frets over kid, thinks offspring might've fallen…
May 24 2012
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You might not expect a study coming out of Brigham Young University's School of Family Life to have anything good to…
Apr 23 2012
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Whenever I post a story about a parent neglecting their children while playing a massively-multiplayer online…
Apr 3 2012
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This is my daughter. Her nickname is Cheeks. I really want her to play video games. Like, I really, really do. One…
Mar 30 2012
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I knew becoming the father of twin boys would impact the amount of time I had to play video games. I didn't realize…