New Family AdditionAfter saving for quite a while, my son has finally afforded himself - a WEBKINZ pet! He is now the proud owner of a grey kitty.My daughter was given one as a gift for Christmas, and my son has been quite interested in it. It is a stuffed animal that "comes to life" when you enter in a secret code into the webkinz website. You can then build a room, play games, take your pet to the doctors and even get a job for your pet. I'm still not sure what I think about these pets. They DO teach the child playing that they have to work for their dollars to feed their pet and buy things to put into it's room (and if they spend all their money on "stuff" then they have nothing left to feed the poor pet with). But some of the games are rather... casino-like. There's no actual betting of money at all, they are just designed in the same way as some of the games you'd find there. I wonder if they give the child a "taste" for that type of game... only to hook them later on something more addictive? I didn't realize this earlier, but now my husband and I have begun to discuss the impact of these pets on our children. Perhaps they are not as "harmless" as they seem. I'm sure I"ll have more to say about this subject later on. Feedback is very welcome! In the mean time, a kitten joins our crew. Here is the proud boy with his new pet.  Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 120 of 507 } { Next Page } |
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