The Family That Games Together; More Parents and Kids Are Finding Common Ground at the Video-Game Controller, but Some Experts Are Wary
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Consider video-game play as a giant cultural experiment in progress and Stephanie and Matt Dukart among the surprising results so far.
Dinner at the Dukarts' means a meal made from scratch. Homework has been done. The dining room table has been set, and the Hazel Dell family is sitting together, under a large picture window, lit only by the sun, talking about the day.See the full content of this document
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The Family That Games Together; More Parents and Kids Are Finding Common Ground at the Video-Game Controller, but Some Experts Are Wary
When that evening ritual is done, the two girls -- 12-year-old Katja and 9-year-old Briayne -- politely pick up the dishes and put away leftovers.
"I'm going for a smoke," Stephanie says to her husband, Matt. "What are you going to do?" He responds with a dramatic pause, strictly for comedic purposes, "I don't know. Let's play some games!"Katja begins clapping. This part of the nightly routine is as ingrained in the Dukarts' schedule as eating together around the dinner table. While Stephanie finishes her cigarette on the front porch, Matt and the children file into the family room for a scene that only could be happening in the most modern of times.The ...See the full content of this document
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