Online Gaming Addiction Isn’t Just in America

online gaming addiction

I don’t know about your household, but in mine – when I hear the utter mention of the game MINECRAFT – I want to scream. While, yes – I am sure it’s a great game with fabulous graphics (eye roll)… it has sucked my 7-year old son, 9-year old daughter and my 36-year old husband into a void of addiction. Minecraft addiction is crazy y’all. If your kid wants it installed, one word MODERATION.

Minecraft Addiction

While I hate to admit that our house suffers from such a curse, after the last parent teacher meeting I had with my son’s teacher, she revealed that her son, daughter AND husband were too addicted to the game. I’m not alone. Thank GOD.

And well, come to find out – America is not alone in online game addictions. China is dealing with this same online game addiction problem too! I stumbled upon this article and LOL’d.

Father Hires In-Game “Hitmen” To Deter Son From Playing

Sick and tired of his son playing video games and not listening to him, a father in China decided to take matters into his own hands… well, sort of. Instead of sending his son off toaddiction camp or stripping him of internet and gaming rights, Mr. Feng (冯先生) chose to hire an online “hitman” to school his son. Read more at Kotaku.com

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