[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Hads930

Talked to a Dr about children and devices, she mentioned minecraft as her most concerning. Where she said there were benefits from unstructured play time and the no rules/limits, there were some drawbacks that she thought outweighed any benefit. She mentioned the release of dopamine kids get from accomplishments in the game and they desire more screen time to get that release, kinda like self medicating, but sometimes to the point of blocking out the real world. Some kids have social issues and are ridiculed so they become isolated and go back to the screens where they become even more unsocial.

As with everything, in moderation it's probably fine. My daughter played a bunch until we bought her a tub of old school Legos. She had plenty of the kits for the girls, but she loves the freedom to create with the old style w no instructions.

Look at the TedX talks, I think there was one on ADHD that mentioned minecraft.

Sorry, but that reeks of a doctor with more education than common sense. By that reasoning, any imaginary children's game is harmful. Cowboys and Indians, army, Legos, hot wheels, building forts, etc. That's just stupid. Besides, most kids' lives are FULL of structured activities.