My son did not have a good time at a lock in

Well what happened that he didn't like. Did he not know how to play the games? Did he feel bad about himself? Was he teased? It can be really hard on our kids when we don't go with the flow of modern culture. The best thing imo that we can do is try and strike a balance. There are very few that have all the games that aren't swimming in debt. We always wait till any system is out long enough for a good price drop and we love GameStop for used games. Also my kids are total gamers. But it has been great knowing that when they get together with their friends that is what they do and they aren't out smoking, drinking or cow tipping. As long as they have a lot of things going on like sports, band, games, church groups (if you go to church) they will be busy, have common interests with their friends, and not feel self conscious about not having a certain thing that some others do.

My recommendation for a gaming system that is family friendly is the Wii. Start out with Wii Sports Resort and a Mario Party or Mario Kart game. They are family friendly great games for younger players and you don't have to constantly game to be good and have a great time. Plus us parents who aren't gamers have a blast with them as well. Also if you have Netflix streaming you can watch it through your Wii. You won't be sacrificing your values with these. Oh and all the games are rated so you will know that you won't be getting something too mature for the younger gamer.

 

I am really behind the times,because I don't even have any idea what a lock in is. I am very hesitant when the kids ask to play games online,but so far it has gone ok.

What were the issues your son had? Mine are younger so in a few years I might deal with it as well.

 

OK, hte OP edited out most of her post, so I really do not know what hte issues are, but a lock in is where parents take thier minor kids someplace and they spend the night there. In some cases it is a special group, such as a church youth group, scouts, etc., and the kids usually know each other, although some may bring friends, they are well-chaperoned and activities are planned out. In other cases places such as laser tag places, gaming stores (where you rent time on the computers to games with your friends) or other public locations that are probably not well-chaperoned, and while some of the people present may know each other, the liklihood is that most only know the friends they came with. About the only really safe thing is that they cannot leave until the doors are opened in the morning. When my kids were minors, we never let them attend this later kind of lock-in, but the former were usually okay.