Wednesday 17 November 2010

Youth stuck on video games

In today society, statistic proves that children and teens spend too much time on the computer games. For example, in Singapore, middle and high school students spend 27 hour per week on the computer games. The total number of the time that Singaporean students spend on the computer games is very high compare to the class hours of the students in National University of Singapore, which is 20 hours per week in the class room. The study proves that a person who has the “gaming habits” might cost “pathological gaming”, which means the person who play game too much until it affect his/her life. The family and school are demanding to solve this solution. There are many possibilities that could influence the teenagers to have gaming habits but the family and the school are the first persons that we should blame. Family and school should educate the teenagers and children about badness of the computer games and encourage them to try the outdoor activities. It would be better if teenagers and children play computer games and know when to say enough and come back to the reality.

1 comment:

  1. What you say is certainly true. I don't think it's possible to ban youths from playing computer games altogether, as it's so much a part of youth life and culture for many youths. The key, as you've pointed out, is in inculcating a sense of balance in their lives, when they realise that they need to learn to allocate their time wisely.

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