Saturday, 6 September 2014
Video games in recent times
have become an addiction with the young mind of our generation rather than a hobby.
As most young adults are constantly found in their rooms devouring themselves
with the latest level of the most disturbing games they can find. Some kids are
interested in military based games such as Call of Duty while others are in
love with Alien based games. Regardless of the type of video games involved it has become a matter of grave concern that
the young minds of the current generation are just set on wasting their times
on activities can be a source of trauma to their developing minds.
It has been observed
that most kids consider it a part of their everyday routine to play video games in their free time rather
than picking up a sport or doing chores around the house. It has also been
noted that the growing trend of playing video
games have increased significantly in the last few years. Although there is
nothing wrong with playing video games
and in some adults it has been considered a way of spending time with their
kids the excessive use of video games
especially violent ones is a source of grave concern.Computer and videogames
are known to have significant psychological impact on the kids mind, as it
restricts their ability to focus on something for too long without it changing
or blowing up into a billion pieces on the screen. The violent nature of these video games has also become a source of
concern for the parent. As teenagers continue to revolt against their parent
when refused access, parents stand at a point where they feel helpless.
However parents need to
understand the kids need to let out some steam and enjoy a good game of COD.
However this certainly does not mean that they ignore the following symptoms
that may be observed in kids having a problem because of playing video games all the time. These
symptoms may be classified into two main types. These are mainly,
Behavioral symptoms
- Almost all of the child’s time is spent with a videogame
- The child has been observed to fall asleep during his classes at school
- Your child’s grades start dropping in school
- It is really important that you do not shrug off when your kid lies to you about playing videogames
- The kid becomes irritable when he is not playing a video game
- He/she avoids going out with friends and doing other activities apart from playing a video game
Physical symptoms
- The child is observed to have sleeping problems
- The child suddenly has frequent head and backaches
- Loss of appetite
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
It is observed that most young
adults do not even realize that they have a problem, and once they have started
what seemed to be a hobby has now become an addiction. It is not of grave
concern if your kid likes playing videogames on the weekends, but if he/she has
a problem it is always a good thing to get some help and make sure that you
child does not become a video game
addict.
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