Games for 3 year olds

the only games a three year old can play imo are tablet games designed for toddlers like the jisaw puzzles, colour/shape matching games etc.

they don't have the dexterity for any controllers or mouse and they have tiny hands
 
DomBruv said:
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mine had access to a tablet at an early age but it was stuff to learn colours, shapes etc and the names of items.

he's got books for the same thing and honestly he prefers toy cars, real books, lego, wooden train set, duplo train sets etc

gamings such a waste of time and will hold a toddler back from developing properly with language, motor skills and so forth.

people might not believe it but it's true.


anyone using gaming as a second parent/distraction is doing it wrong, your kids should be able to play alone happily for hours with real world activities without bugging you every 5 minutes.

don't kill your kids attention span from an early age and get them addicted to dopamine hits they associate with a screen.

we're almost like a gold fish race but rather than looking out of the bowl where looking in to one the bowl being tablet/phone screens etc
 
My eldest is 6 and I would never let him play console or PC games, let alone a 3 year old, which I have as well. Not letting him near games. We have an Amazon fire for plane and train journeys and thats it. They have films loaded on and a few puzzle games.
Lego, toy cars and dinosaurs, wooden train tracks, jigsaws, the garden and mud/stones/worms/ants etc. Thats where entertainment is for kids. One of my eldest friends at school talks to him about Fortnite and minecraft and some other stuff. When my lad asks me about them I just tell him they are not for kids and he needs to wait until hes a lot older to even think about playing anything like that. I was 15 when I first played on a console, the SNES. I think that age is better for kids personally but limited due to school and exams.

This is my opinion and how I think is best for my kids. Hell, if I can get them to grow up without consoles I will consider that as a win ..
 
Wow some divided opinions in here. Look up block triangle game on android and tell me that's not educational. The amount of useful stuff in games and on YouTube is unreal.
 
I don't think its about not being educational its about screen time and the content kids are subjected to. We have to limit our 6yo time viewing tv due to his conditions and the content he watches. He cant watch anything that his 3yo brother watches for example because it will be too vivid and exciting etc. it messes with him. our 3yo is fine with kiddies tv shows but our 6yo isnt. he is perfectly fine watching Studio ghibli movies as they are pastel/muted tones and not in your face action.
If he were to sit down with a console playing fornite or some such I would imagine it will really have a negative effect on him and I am not willing to take that chance. Still every child is different and ours will not be playing games on console or tablets. Same with youtube. he went through a stage 2 years ago watching people play games, that really messed him up. Since the you tube is off the tv and locked on my pc so he cant sneak on to watch it.

I think kids are having too much time playing games and general screen time these days. Mine get 1 hour max a day in any combination of morning before school (20mins or so whilst waiting to leave the house) or after tea-bath-PJs. If they behave one evening they can watch a film of any length with pop corn in the evening which is limited to once per week. Mainly friday night as there is no school Saturday

Edit: plus the schools these day have Tvs in the class and show videos/youtube obviously for educational purposes. that there is pretty much 50-80% of daily recommended screen time there.
 
Droolinggimp said:
My eldest is 6 and I would never let him play console or PC games, let alone a 3 year old, which I have as well. Not letting him near games. We have an Amazon fire for plane and train journeys and thats it. They have films loaded on and a few puzzle games.
Lego, toy cars and dinosaurs, wooden train tracks, jigsaws, the garden and mud/stones/worms/ants etc. Thats where entertainment is for kids. One of my eldest friends at school talks to him about Fortnite and minecraft and some other stuff. When my lad asks me about them I just tell him they are not for kids and he needs to wait until hes a lot older to even think about playing anything like that. I was 15 when I first played on a console, the SNES. I think that age is better for kids personally but limited due to school and exams.

This is my opinion and how I think is best for my kids. Hell, if I can get them to grow up without consoles I will consider that as a win ..
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I agree with what your saying but i believe your being a bit harsh, no way that kid won't grow to hate you if his friends are talking about video games upto the age of 15 and "my dad won't let me play them".

doing so in moderation as a treat or after homework sounds better to me.

I mean we are all going to be glued to screens in 20 years anyway with the way the world is going, why not start them early instead of trying to show them what the 80s was like as a kid?

it's almost like your trying to take your kids back in time. Start them troubleshooting PC issues at an early age I say! :D it may save their lives when their tesla crashes and he has to run some code to open the door.
 
DomBruv said:
I agree with what your saying but i believe your being a bit harsh, no way that kid won't grow to hate you if his friends are talking about video games upto the age of 15 and "my dad won't let me play them".

doing so in moderation as a treat or after homework sounds better to me.

I mean we are all going to be glued to screens in 20 years anyway with the way the world is going, why not start them early instead of trying to show them what the 80s was like as a kid?

it's almost like your trying to take your kids back in time. Start them troubleshooting PC issues at an early age I say! :D it may save their lives when their tesla crashes and he has to run some code to open the door.
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I agree in ways to what you say but my eldest isn't like a normal kid his age unfortunately. We have to limit pretty much everything he does that involves a screen of sorts. Too much tv or the wrong tv show/film, games on a tablet or console etc will have a massive negative effect on him. Getting him to stop watching or we turn of the tv results in a meltdown. (not tantrum), meltdowns are not good for either himself or us. Its a shame but we have to do this for his own benefit, his other brother 3yo is the polar opposite of the eldest, I will have no issue letting him play games but not till he's at least 7/8.

Playing with lego, worms, mud etc is not 80s btw, its not me trying to take them back in time. Its educational and physical which he needs, as he has sensory needs, doing stuff outside is better for him and his brother.
 
How about VR? Can play with worms, mud and lego from the comfort of the sofa!

FYI I think when im a parent i would want my kids playing outside on a bike, in a sandpit, with nature over gaming and certainly VR
 
K.C. Leblanc said:
At the moment my son is into Don't Starve, but he keeps starving and the Duck Game which he's also not very good at. I end up letting him shoot me execution style.

I really need to find him some more suitable games. Ideally ones that don't have annoying small child music.
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Here's a game which I think would be fun for parent and child; (there's a demo too) price for full game is £7.99 -

Dorfromantik
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/Dorfromantik/

My son would have loved this game when he was younger (he's 27 now).
 
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