Gaming has actually been great for my son
I know gaming gets a bad rap but honestly my kid has made some real friends through Minecraft. He's been pretty shy and introverted but through the game he's been chatting with kids from his school and even kids in other countries. They build stuff together and it's actually pretty wholesome. Still keeping an eye on things obviously but this might be a win for screen time in our house.
How old is your son? I'm curious because I've been hesitant about letting my kid into online games with other players. What kind of supervision are you doing on the backend?