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.
2006-09-25 08:47:41 · 7 answers · asked by imputh 5 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Sounds like someone is stereotyping gamers. I consider myself a gamer and it's true I don't play sports (I just don't want to), I do have plenty of friends and I did great in school.
2006-09-25 09:00:48 · answer #1 · answered by rules27 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lame topic. People get addicted to drugs, not videogames. Play a video game for three hours, you're an addict. Watch a typical movie in a theatre for 3 hours or hang out at a coffee and book store, you are perfectly normal, cultured even! Papers like this make it sound like games are some kind of social disease, like rock and roll music, and its lame. It makes excuses for all the real problems we have. Try to think about what options a teenager has these days for any kind of hanging out or entertainment. Ever not seen cops stalking them at stores or skate parks? I wouldn't go out either. Teenagers treated like addicted, moody punks are going to act like them sooner or later.
2006-09-25 17:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by mranswerguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes an an unfortunate addiction just as TV. One thing is to get them outside more. maybe get them interested in nature, camping or some other activity or hobby than would stimulate learning and health. No easy answer there, as technology increases seems that problem increases, more mindless activities instead of imagination and creativity.
2006-09-25 16:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Rick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,you are right.Too many kids are now addicted to video games.i was an addict to video games when i was a kid.I stopped it because my parents dealt with me.The best treatment to a video game addict is to take the video game away from him,and keep him away from video games.
2006-09-25 16:02:14 · answer #4 · answered by ATM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For teenagers who realize.
U can help yourself if u wnt to.If u realize that u are wasting precious time of your life on nothing than read carefully what I have to say because like u, I was a video game addict too. I have found other activities that fulfill my appitite of self-satisfaction and enjoyment..
a.Think of other positive things that interests u and u cannot find time for these such as your favourite scientific topics or knowledge about people & countries or reading books or religions or what ever.
b. Be strong enough to gradually or instantly throw away all your games stuff as soon as possible because even one game will consume your time. It is only when u have nothing to play u will do something constuctive to your self that will satisfy your positve side.
c. Think and plan and dont give up working on your interests.Net can be very effective but in most cases useless and time wasting.
c. Be focused. (Remember :Humans nature has a negative side too, which takes them from one addiction to another , from one extreme to another . Such trends never satisfy your innerself. Infact such stuff can make u unhappier and dissatisfied with yourself and again ending up feeling useless. For example if u are on net , xxx sites are just a few clicks away which will distract u, consume more of your life & possibly make u another addict,A large no of people are such addicts. I feel sorry for them as they fill there brains with nothing but dirty sex and nothing else. Where as sex is a beautiful part of your nature and a gift from God so cool it and dont corrupt it. There are many beautiful things in your life and sex is just one of them. Enjoy all the beauties equally).
d. Dont let down yourself.Increase your IQ and be confident while talking between people. Think of the time when u felt ashamed of yourself for not knowing simple general knowledge things such as the Big Bang or the Haileys comet. Read and find out basic things on every subject. Encyclopedias can help.
e. Become a balanced pesonality. You can do that. Satisfaction and hopefulness are very important to become a balanced personality.Statistics tell that people who believe in God and practice religion are the ones most unlikely to become psycoes as they are never hopeless in any situation. If u dont believe me please confirm it. This is another gift from God for people who believe in him. Religions teach us the value of our lives and our time and thus make us do better things with our lives instead of becoming addicts and thus wasting our precious times. There are some religions that are a product of peoples own creativites and such religions again make people waste their precious time on fruitless activities . Find out more about God and yourself scientifically and logicaly even if it is your religion so that you dont become a victim of such a religion as most of us believe in the religions we are born with. Talk to religeous people around u and ask and ask. Go to churches, mosques, synagogues and temples to find out .
May God help you and God only helps those who help themselves.
2006-09-25 19:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by maryam 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess by encouraging another habits such as reading would be helpful but you can't prevent them from playing video games because simply no one would listen...
2006-09-25 16:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by MiG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-09-25 16:03:53 · answer #7 · answered by heather g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋