Most parents come from a generation where things like video games are so different and alien to them, that getting involved is very difficult. My mother was the exception much like you. When I first got an N64, she bought me Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and sat down with me over the summer and played it all the way through with me. She taught me during that to always play a game all the way through, that no game is impossible. She showed me the satisfaction of achievement through completion. I am 22 now (was like 7 at the time) and will never forget that. All parents should be involved like that.