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iQuestions Faculty, Dr. Kevin Leman 
 
 
Question: 
 
Are violent video games harming my child? 
 
Answer:  
 
Hey, what a great question. I often ask myself, “Hey, if I asked that to 
a donkey, would he kick my brains out?” 
 
You know, obviously, any kind of violent video games is not a good 
thing for kids, and one of the reasons it’s not good is that it 
anesthetizes, if you will, to violence. 
 
We live in a very violent time. Sit there some night during prime time, 
and just watch commercials. Just watch commercials! I’m talking 
about ABC, NBC, FOX, any of the stations. Just watch the 
commercials, and count the violent acts.  
 
We don’t bat an eye at it! It’s second-hand to us. We see on the late 
news that two people were shot in a drug bust, or whatever. “No big 
deal!” That’s a crime that we feel about those things in our country 
today.  
 
We don’t need to feed the kids anything that’s violent. 
 
And I’m not a “peace-at-any-price” tree-hugger. I’m a regular guy. I’m 
just telling you that this makes sense. Don’t let your kids do 
everything they want. 
 
Let me give you just a little bit of wisdom from a guy—look at me. I’m 
going to die soon. I mean, I’m fat, I’m ugly, and a few other things. 
 
 
But this thing you can count on. The smart parent knows the 
difference between what your kids want and what they need. 
 
There’s the parent that’s got wisdom. 
 
Kids, because they’re hedonistic, because their immature, they just 
want, and want, and want. They’re the gimme generation. It’s the 
smart parent who gives them Vitamin N, which is “no,” or, “No, not 
yet, Honey.” 
  
 
 
 
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