experts say this world is a deliberately controlled one where a kid can be the master, and that makes it harder to go back to the real world. >> well, because the real world, as it were, is much less predictable, much less controllable than those video games are. >> we're going to go play upstairs. >> no. >> reporter: here's something else, a written contct dawn aider, who runs workshops for parents and kids, has one in her home. >> refer to the paper. you know, this is what we agreed to. >> it's in print. >> it's in print. >> you signed. >> you can't go back on it. >> reporter: experts say it may not work for every family, but -- >> i get addicted, my brother gets addicted. >> reporter: that teaching kids a little self-awareness could go a long way. channel 7, eyewitness news. >> these studies show too much

>> a lot of parents trying to do it to make their kids more educated, but apparently some studies show it's harming more than helping them. >> like anything, in moderation you're okay, right? >> yes. except alcohol. >> except when it comes to lil' wayne. >> yeah. lil' wayne in his own words. rare access. he's controversial, isn't he? we were given rare access to him. you're watching "world news now." u're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc

? i'm just a sucker for pain ? >> is that lil' wayne? >> okay. so extremely rare for a hip hop icon. >> i like hip hop. >> i do, but who doesn't? lil' wayne doesn't give interviews, but gave the green light to our c >> the mini mogul opened up about what critics call his offensive lyrics and the new memoir he wrote about life in prison. >> you're "up all nightline" with abc's lindsey davis. ? >> reporter: lil' wayne has been making music for nearly 25 years with hits like "lollipop." his lyrics crafty and calculated, but raw and explicit.

call your music offensive, degrading? >> oh, no, if that's what you think about the music, if that's what you categorize it under, then so be it. all those things made me who i am, and i am a very successful man. please keep looking out for more because it's coming, baby. >> reporter: to say this father of four is controversial is an understatement. a self-described gangster says he's often misunderstood. >> that would be the biggest misconception that i'm rude, i don't know, and they meet me, like, oh, so humble, whatever, whatever, but i'm from the south. i have to be respectful and everything like that because i have someone to answer to, and that's my mom. >> reporter: our journey started back in 2013 in his private skate park he constructed in miami. a few months later, he invited

he is now to release a memoir. "one 'til november" is a diary that chronicles eight months spent in jail for illegal weapon possession, but outside a jail cell, his celebrity status clearly shapes his perspective recently stirring controversy on fox sports when he said he personally doesn't see racism because so many of his fans are white. >> i thought that was clearly a message there was no such thing as racism. >> there was a lot of backlash from people about that. would you change what you said? >> no, not at all. >> what's your thought on black lives matter. >> what is it? what do you mean? >> the idea there's a movement called black lives matter thinking that the rest of america didn't seem to understand that, that black lives matter. >> it just sounds weird. that you put a name on it? it's not a name. it's not whatever whatever. if somebody got shot by police

if that don't let you know america understands black [ bleep ] matters these days, i don't know what it is. don't come at me with that [ bleep ]. my life matters, especially to my mom. [ bleep ]. >> do you separate yourself from it? >> i don't feel connected to a -- thing that has nothing to do with me. if you do, you crazy. [ bleep ] connected, right? connected. i'm a gang banger. i'm connected. >> reporter: he ended our interview angrily. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: lil' wayne in the business of making music, not apologies. for nightline, new york. >> i can't wait to get the raw tape of all of this. >> wow. >> most captivating television. i didn't understand half the tough he was saying, but frankly, i don't understand half the words in his songs. >> i'm embarrassed for him. coming up, new meaning to the wedding term ring bearer. the 300 pound surprise that

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? all right. we have good news for you this morning if you feel that you might be a little obsessed with facebook. >> and who isn't? and, also, we have the adorable halloween costume liked by nearly a quarter million people. here's "two truths and a why." >> reporter: good morning, you two. first up, a very true and very new study from the university of california san diego that

social media site is associated with living longer, yes, 12% less likely to die in a given year than nonusers, but only when the site is used to serve and maintain real world social connections. lead researchers saying the study proves a link to facebook and living longer, but they are not sure why. hey, it's an excuse to log in and post that halloween selfie you looked great in. any moms out there. take a look at 7-year-old laney from indiana who decided to dress up as a mom for halloween this year. in this picture, mini mom laney has dark circles, two babies on board and her track suit. it's a total mess. the costume, which was apparently all laney's idea was liked by nearly 200,000 people on facebook. very creative. >> and, finally, newlyweds who are really putting the bear in "ring bearer," why did the

bear crash their wedding? perhaps they're from moscow and traditions are different over there. i don't know. the bride is in red, after all, but they invited a local domesticated grizzly to shoot photos with them, and he obliged wearing a bowtie to the ceremony. they presented the bride with flowers and acted as the couple's unofficial officiant. a round of a-paws for the bear who made the new in-laws seem tame at the wedd >> it was putin's halloween costume, not a bear. >> i love that little girl dressed as a mom.

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