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Nowadays children spend more time playing computer games than doing sports. Why is it happening? Does it have a positive or negative effect on their development?

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Physical activity plays an important role in the physical and psychological
development
 of children during the initial years of their life.
However
, urbanization and modernization have replaced outdoor games with indoor games and
thus
 increased the number of couch potatoes among the current generation. In my
view
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view, this
this
 is a negative
development
 that affects the physical and mental
development
 of children.
Firstly
, urbanization eliminated public playgrounds from cities and towns. Thanks to the
development
 of all those housing complexes and shopping centres the cities have become more congested than
ever leaving
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ever, leaving
 no room for little ones to enjoy outdoor games like cricket or football. Since playing
such
 sports in narrow streets cause disturbance to apartment
dwellers parents
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dwellers, parents
 are forced to keep their children indoors. The security of children has
also
 become a cause for concern. Parents are becoming wary of letting their children play outside. So, to keep them engaged
indoors they
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indoors, they
 equip their children with video games, computers and smart phones.
As a result
, children are getting detached from the benefits of playing outside.
This
, unfortunately, affects their physical and intellectual
development
. Sitting in front of a computer or gaming console for long hours can affect the eyesight of children and make them obese. Studies have shown that physical activity helps the
development
 of cognitive abilities like decision-making and problem-solving. Sports and games
also
 teach children crucial life skills
such
 as team spirit and the ability to take success and failure alike. When children do not engage in sports, they are losing an opportunity to master these life lessons. To conclude, video games might keep children engaged for hours on end, but they do not help the overall
development
 of children. So I strongly believe that spending too much time on playing computer games can be very harmful for the upcoming generation.
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