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Release: September 2006
HobbyTown USA
A note to those who have read our book and hope to obtain the $5 discount coupon for HobbyTown USA: Based upon recent interactions with company executives, we can no longer recommend the company as a trustworthy source to find video game alternatives.
Advance Praise
“Video games are fun and exciting. For some, however, the games take over their lives. Olivia and Kurt Bruner’s important book is the first to shine light on the secret scourge of video game addiction.”
David Walsh, Ph.D., president, National Institute on Media and the Family
“The best kept secret in America today is that most video games, obsessively played as their creators program them to be, gobble up childhood, adolescence, and youth, then spit out depressed adult Peter Pans who are literally incapable of meeting the demands and complexities of adult life. A must-read for every parent in America!”
Joe L. Wheeler, Ph.D., author of Remote Controlled
"An important read for parents who want the very best for their children and are ready to do something before video games take over their lives.”
Karey Koehn, editor of Hobby Outlook Magazine
"An exceptionally helpful book for parents. Convincing, confessing and constructive. Points parents, teachers and youth workers to a very real danger facing our children today."
Dr. Archibald D. Hart, senior professor of psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
"PLAYSTATION NATION warns the reader that more may be happening than you now see. Olivia and Kurt Bruner know what they are talking about--both from experience and professional data. Listen up!”
Gladys Hunt - author of Honey for a Child’s Heart and Honey for a Teen’s Heart
Positive Alternatives
The biggest problem associated with video game obsession is not the games themselves, but the fact that they draw children away from healthy, productive activities such as reading, chores, homework, play, and other aspects of a well-rounded, happy childhood. So, in addition to taking steps to curb your child's video game appetite, it is important to infuse positive, joy affirming entertainment and activities into their lives. We recommend investing in some of the following as a way to offer something positive to your child as a substitute for video game time.
Heritage Builders resources are tools specifically designed to help moms and dads become intentional about the spiritual development of thier child - including activities that reinforce Christian belief and values.
No child should go through life without enjoying C.S. Lewis' wonderful work of imagination The Chronicles of Narnia. Focus on the Family has produced an outstanding radio dramatization of this seven part series that will capture your child's imagination and keep him or her entertained for nearly twenty hours!
For those preparing to discuss the problem of too much video game time with their child, Adventures in Odyssey radio drama has an episode titled "Gloobers" about a child obsessed with such games - part of the Hidden Treasures album.
For help navitaging your child's media choices - including video games - click the image.
