Many kids and even teens are addicted to video games. This is a serious problem and can affect the child's physical, emotional and social health. He/ she does not play sports (usually), may not have friends and does bad in school. If anyone has any advice or comments please leave them. I may do a project on this topic.
2006-09-19 05:08:53 · 11 answers · asked by imputh 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
Many kids and even teens are addicted to video games. This is a serious problem and can affect the child's physical, emotional and social health. He/ she does not play sports (usually), may not have friends and does bad in school. If anyone has any advice or comments please leave them. I may do a project on this topic. Please leave some comments.
2006-09-21 05:41:40 · update #1
Why not get rid of the games, and force your kids into a sport? If they protest, the let them. You're the parent. You're in charge until they move out. Do what's best for your kid.
2006-09-19 05:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That problem relys solely on the parents. Parents control the kids activities. My son plays video games but he also plays basketball, soccer, plays the guitar, bass and keyboard. He is also an A student.
Its all a matter of teaching your kids that there are other things to do besides video games. When is sunny outside he goes out and rides a bike or go to practices on rainy cold days he stays in and plays. It is the parents responsibiliy to guide your kids and not the goverment and thats the problem in the US too many lazy parents.
2006-09-19 13:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by Cyrinos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me? I have been playing video games since frogger came out and i am happy to say that i have a great life, and a great family. I was on my high school football team, and i was the team captain on my high school baseball team. I also had a 3.20 GPA during my high-school days, and the whole time i played a boatload of video games. There is no studies that can link the playing of video games and violence or depression in people at all. I am physically fit and although i have a lot of obligations to my kids and my girlfriend, i still do find time to play as many games as i can. I turned out very well and i spent a lot of my youth playing games. If anything games can help make you friends, we played lots of multi-player games with each other.
2006-09-20 03:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why should you take away their games, it's only reasonable to calm it down a bit. f you take it all away all at once your plan is backfiring, depression is a big maybe, and you know what their not listening to you. i'm a video game freak, i'm addicted, but you know what i get A's in school i have lots of friends and i dont think it's taking up any of my time, because i dont study or anything, i dont do homework well i do them at school, i'm in three sport tams at a time, and you know what i still spend over eight hours in front of a t.v. see it isnt bad in all the cases, if the kid is bad at school then they'llstay bad at school, unless they get help, your smart because you want to be smart if the kid is doing bad at school dont blame it on the games, blame it on him.
2006-09-19 22:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by doublea912 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
games are a part of EVERY kids life. everyone plays video games now. but try and get kids sport games like Madden or something. but there are other entertaining games like final fantasy and resident evil. there will be no way of perminantly taking video games away from kids. but i really do understand what you mean.
2006-09-19 16:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not simply get ridd of the games by force, think about it. if u take crack from a homless man that man will go crazy and very mean, so if u just take the games away, they will get very mad at you for at least 1 or 2 month, and will probably steal money from you, go to school and buy games from there friends, so insted of taking it away try to get them into some thing else, like board games, or sports, hell...maybe even television, or you could get them into more edgucational games, like the game for the nintendo ds, i think its called brain buster or something (i know its got brain in the name) try to get them into a game like that, or insted of taking it away, tell them the only way they can play is unless the do there homework, or something like that.
2006-09-19 12:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by drawmaster12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parental intervention. I have read studes that pleasurable brain activity increases (endorphins I believe) when playing video juegos. Just as with all things in life (food, drink, sex, etc.) they must be taken in moderation. Otherwise, disaster will ensue.
2006-09-19 12:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by Frank D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be a video game addict myself, however my friends introduced me into a variety of sports. With these children your talking about, get them to go outside and try some of the stuff they play, like if they play Tony Hawk, buy him a skateboard and help him learn to ride it, if he like Halo try to get him into paintball, a sport where you shoot people with paint, either way no matter what it takes try to get him to do something outside
2006-09-19 12:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by (s)AINT 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
think about it like this.....would u rather ur kid be at home playing games where u can watch him or out doing drugs and gettin involved in gang violence? the world is utrnin to a very dangerous place wit all these peodphiles running around
2006-09-19 12:13:06 · answer #9 · answered by bigboss 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are plenty of adults addicted to gaming also. It has cost several people their lives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_addiction
http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_gameaddiction.shtml
http://www.theparentreport.com/resources/ages/preteen/kids_culture/130.html
2006-09-19 16:31:56 · answer #10 · answered by Behhar B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋