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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
You just described everything that Minecraft is.
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Not really. The real human interaction from Cowboys and Indians/Army, the benefits to the brain from physically handling real life Legos and playing in a real sandbox will always be superior to
any virtual application. Just like for us grown ups, holding/reading/turning the pages in a real book is tremendously better for the brain than reading on an iPad or Kindle.
With that said, if the OP's little one wants to do mine craft, I think (like others have expressed), he should be fine. Just don't let the screentime inhibit too much of his real-life play.