Are moms to blame for Mattel’s stagnant Hot Wheels sales?

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51. I think video games get a bad rap

My son would rather watch tv or play on the computer or his DS than play with action figures or hot wheels, but video games are not as bad as some people think they are. They help hand, eye coordination. Believe it or not some games actually help kids learn critical thinking skills, patience, and determination. They teach them that just because you lost this game doesn't mean you have to give up. You try again and maybe this time you do something different and after you've practiced, you get better and eventually you win the game. And video games and tv don't kill imagination. My son has just as an active imagination as any kid who plays with hot wheels. In fact my son often starts with a plot line he sees on tv and expands on it. He uses his imagination to keep the story going. One of my son's favorite things to do is to make extra characters like on Ben 10. He created his own aliens and even drew pictures of them and made stories about what they would do.