NEWTOWN, VIDEO GAMES AND PARENTING

When the president read the names of those innocent chldren who were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, my heart went numb. Many  Americans  share those names among their own families and loved ones. I could not help thinking  about my own children, grandchildren, and relatives who share those -now heavenly - names. And I cannot get Emilie Parker's picture-one of the first children's faces flashed across the  TV screen- out of my mind.

This week I expected to share with you another article about homework but the evil that was visited upon Newtown, CT has given the entire nation pause as we all reflect on this unfathomable heart wrenching tragedy.

As did many Americans, I spent the past three days praying for the victims and their families, wondering why this happened, and listening to the experts and the president telling the nation that the circumstances surrounding this calamity were very complex. I also called a former teacher I worked with  who used to live in Newtown; I needed to talk; I had to vent.

I have written previously about  video games when a parent wrote to me about concerns he had with his son's obsession with them. I will not repeat the article here but if you are interested in reading it, go to my website and look for,"The Impact of Video Games" written in August 2011.

 

Why Did This Happen?

Everybody is asking this question but we will never know what the shooter was thinking about or what  motivated him to commit this heinous act. Four

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