[Josy]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I agree it can lead to a degree of desensitisation, how much and how young. It could depend on other factors too if it's impacting significantly though, or affect kids with preexisting semantic/pragmatic difficulties more.
I didn't let my lad play 18 games till this year (He's 17)

I agree with this.

I often wonder if not allowing it really stops them from playing them in some way though, do you think your son actually never played the games that you stopped him from playing? or do you think he just played them at a mates house along with all his other friends?

Originally Posted by Chewy

Played video games since I was very young, and I've turned out fine.

Yeah that's why I posted in my reply that I think it all comes down to the individual kid, I know some that have grown up playing a lot of violent video games and none of them are morally or socially inept