Most children spend a lot of time watching television and playing computer games. Should parent limit children spending time on such activities.

A good number of kids watch telly programmes and play console games for a good part of their day. Some people have argued that parents should restrict the amount of

time

used

on

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in

for

these acts. I support

this

view

and I am of the opinion that curbing

such

activities would increase the performance of their wards in school and encourage social interactions amongst their colleagues. To start with,

most young

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younger

ones of nowadays prefer to spend a great deal of

time

in front of the

television

and arcade games and

this

has made them have less

time

for their academics.

Subsequently

, it has had negative impacts on the academic performance. In fact,

kids

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the kids

would prefer to play games or watch

television

programmes than to study.

As a result

, it is very essential the guardians control the period of

time

their wards engage in

there

of them or themselves

their

activities per day.

For example

, a recent research conducted by the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria showed that the rate of figure in primary and secondary schools since the popularity if telly and console games became a major activity for kids has

tripped

increase threefold

tripled

compared to the period of

time

children had very limited access to them.

Consequently

, I concur with the

view

that kids must be under proper monitoring and guidance, so, they can make judicious use of their

time

. Another point to note, is the poor level of socialization amongst present day children. It is pertinent that parents limit the access and period used in watching telly and arcade games by young ones, in order to boost social interactions.

For instance

, from research, it has been discovered that children would rather stay indoors to watch movies than attend birthday parties of their friends.

As a result

of the fact that no man is an island of knowledge, it is

therefore

critical that guardians curb the amount of

time

their children spend viewing the

television

and engaging in computer games. To conclude, I support the

view

that fathers and mothers should deliberately work towards ensuring that limited

time

is given to

young

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younger

ones to

view

television

programmes and play console games.

This

is with the aim of encouraging academic excellence and improving interpersonal skills.