Our 8 year old son is at ID Tech camp right now and loving it! He is learning game design on a Minecraft platform. While I'm thrilled that he's happy, I am also concerned. Like last year, ID Tech camp is the only place he's attended where he behaves and is honored by the teachers and community. This is because he's sitting in front of a computer all day, basically gaming! I'm concerned we are just celebrating his addiction. Parenting highly gifted kids is a huge challenge. We all know that. And I'm just not sure if encouraging computer gaming, even in the form of computer game design, is healthy. I would love to understand what the appeal is for our son? Maybe understanding this would allow us to make informed parenting decisions. Thoughts?
