  In this day and age of internet parent controls and no-TV households, I'm so pleased to see a positive example of a parent who embraced our culture for the benefits it can offer! File this under D for Don't Censor your Children! urlLink MomintheMirror : "I really resisted when Colter wanted a Game Boy and then a GameCube, but now I'm so glad we allowed him both (paid for with his own money). He got a Game Boy when he was 5 and the GameCube when he was 6. They've stoked his imagination and, perhaps more importantly, his desire to collaborate. He sometimes plays them alone, but more often he plays them with friends, and most often he plays them with Gary (who was given his own Game Boy system as a gift from Colter, so that they could link up and share Pokemon).
Colter reads very detailed guide books so that he can proceed to the next level in various games, and he is so satisfied as his abilities grow. I realize they're not what most people would consider educational, and yet Colter has developed some really important social, emotional, and creative skills from this type of play. Plus, they've been a great way for he and Gary to bond. " 
