It was an ill advised bit of advice, aimed at those whom will happily let their children run the roost and spend all their time playing computer games.
I personally believe that overuse of consoles goes some way to slowing down children in their formative years. Obviously, if you have strict...
I fear I am going to sound old fashioned, but why get him a console at all? There's plenty of time to waste when at university, not when he is 12.
What purpose do they serve? I'd invest my money in something better and let him play a console at his friends house.
NB I am not suggesting you are...