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Originally Posted by Brillopad

Completely agree Kaz - I have had the same experience with my son. I also agree that a lot of this is about justification from people who spend a lot of time playing the games themselvess, some of whom allow their underage kids to play them too.

Hmm, and you both have had these experiences with your sons and both are keen to suggest that games lead to aggression. Might we equally, perhaps, wonder if this might be about attempting to justify the aggressive behavior of your own offspring by "blaming games"? I guess no parent wants to believe that their little boy is just aggressive and easily frustrated by nature .

The thing is though, the aggression you're noticing is almost certainly whilst playing competitive online games like Call of Duty or FIFA. And yes - many teenage boys DO get... Overenthusiastic... When engaging in competitive activities. The only real difference is that they're in the house playing games so you can see and hear them, rather than out at the park playing football and swearing / scrapping with their friends. It's "normal teen behaviour".