Friday, September 9, 2011

Video Games are Not So Bad for Children

By Dmitry Vasenyov


These days, a lot of people from think that playing video games is extremely bad for kids. In fact, this is not so, even if there is a rational seed in this statement. You have to remember that nowadays there is a proper place and proper time for different activities. Like with any other activity, video games when played in balance could be both fun and healthy for your children.

To say the truth, all activities which are known nowadays have both negative and positive effects on people and video games are not an exception. Below we will try to discuss some of these factors. Remember that if a common opinion about video games can be maintained, both kids and parents can easily find a compromise on this topic.

- The type of video games that are being played

It is not a secret that different action video games involve a great amount of violence and thus they could not be suitable for children. But, you have to remember that far not all video games contain violence. There are some video games that are educational and can be healthy because they could stimulate a lot of mental activity in child's brain.

Monitoring the video games that are being played by your child could help you solve this problem.

- Set a limit time for playing video games

If you are worried about your child spending a lot of time playing video games, then you have to set a limit time for playing games. This could help your child realize what healthy time amounts of video plying are.

- Video games as a reward

It is a great idea to use time for playing video games as a reward for their good behavior or the completion of some tasks. That way you can teach your child that both time and various purchased items have their own value.




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