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Game Averse Mom Demonstrates Open Mind

By pete_gallagher

A columnist for a local Minnesota paper recently detailed her ability to overcome an aversion for videogames.

Maggie Modjeski, a writer for the Winona Daily News of Winona, Minnesota, was given a Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit for Christmas. The console remained boxed for sometime after the holidays as Modjeski wrestled with the fact that the game machine was 'against everything I had preached for so long to my children.'

After some setup assistance from her kids, the Wii was ready to go. Modjeski noticed that her offspring playing Wii Fit were not only occupied, but 'they were active and they were getting tired,' in addition to 'burning pent-up energy that comes with a long, cold Minnesota winter.'

Once her weary children went to bed, the author tried her own hand at the Wii, playing Wii Tennis until her 'arm was about to fall off.'

Modjeski's opinion of games changed almost immediately:

Since that day, the Wii has become my friend. However, I don't condone hours of play or use it as a babysitter. I don't believe it is a revolutionary tool that brings families together, nor does the system replace a trip to the YMCA or any other real activity.
 

The Wii isn't going to eradicate childhood obesity, and, to be honest, when I hear about kids using it during their physical education classes, I do get a little irritable.

I have come to the conclusion that, like most everything else, in moderation it's OK.

A little different than the last mom covered around these parts.

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).