video game boo or bane ? eassy in English
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“If a young person spends most non-school hours on the computer or hand-held device or phone, is falling behind with assignments, has worsening grades, is overtired, lying about frequency of use of electronic media, irritable when not using electronic media and choosing these activities overseeing friends, then the child has a problem and needs help,” adds Dr Samantha.
So, to put it in perspective, we list out the various effects of video games on children --
Positive effects
Can improve focus in children with a short attention span
Develops better eye-hand coordination
Can boost imagination and sometimes be educational
Develops the spirit of healthy competition
Negative effects
May promote violent behaviour
Can cause some damage to the brain
Hampers social interaction with the outside world
Physical inactivity can lead to health problems
Aparna Rao Vaaram, homemaker and mother to an 11-year-old boy and a teenage girl says -- “My daughter is not interested in gaming but my son likes playing video games once in a while. I do not object to games, which make children think, use their imagination or work out a solution. But I don't allow him to play games which have violence because those images keep playing on their mind. Also, we limit the screen time and PS4 is only allowed on the weekends. I feel even the good games should be played in moderation as they take away the physical activity time.”
Akanksha Deshpande, clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor, Humanities Department at Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, says factors such as duration and frequency of gaming, the nature of games: aggressive, passive, creative; whether the gaming sessions are monitored by parents to make sure to have age-appropriate content in the games; the interface of the games, so that it doesn't cause any damage to the sensory abilities of the children and addictive nature of the games need to be kept in mind, when dealing with children playing video games.
“If a young person spends most non-school hours on the computer or hand-held device or phone, is falling behind with assignments, has worsening grades, is overtired, lying about frequency of use of electronic media, irritable when not using electronic media and choosing these activities overseeing friends, then the child has a problem and needs help,” adds Dr Samantha.
So, to put it in perspective, we list out the various effects of video games on children --
Positive effects
Can improve focus in children with a short attention span
Develops better eye-hand coordination
Can boost imagination and sometimes be educational
Develops the spirit of healthy competition
Negative effects
May promote violent behaviour
Can cause some damage to the brain
Hampers social interaction with the outside world
Physical inactivity can lead to health problems
Aparna Rao Vaaram, homemaker and mother to an 11-year-old boy and a teenage girl says -- “My daughter is not interested in gaming but my son likes playing video games once in a while. I do not object to games, which make children think, use their imagination or work out a solution. But I don't allow him to play games which have violence because those images keep playing on their mind. Also, we limit the screen time and PS4 is only allowed on the weekends. I feel even the good games should be played in moderation as they take away the physical activity time.”
Akanksha Deshpande, clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor, Humanities Department at Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, says factors such as duration and frequency of gaming, the nature of games: aggressive, passive, creative; whether the gaming sessions are monitored by parents to make sure to have age-appropriate content in the games; the interface of the games, so that it doesn't cause any damage to the sensory abilities of the children and addictive nature of the games need to be kept in mind, when dealing with children playing video games.