Kids Addicted to Toys

Is My Son's Love for Lego a Sign of an Addictive Future?

Lisa Catherine Harper | Posted 10.09.2011

Lisa Catherine Harper

So magnetic was the attraction that we instituted a new rule: On school days, no Lego before breakfast; no Lego before getting dressed and brushing your teeth. But what if Lego is merely priming the paths of his brain, readying his synapses for something more sinister? Addiction runs along every branch of our family.