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Nowadays children watch a lot of TV and play video games. However, some people think that these activities are not good for a child's mental health. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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In
this
 day and age, kids and teenagers spend hours watching
TV
 and playing
video
 games. American children watch on average, 4 hours of television daily and play 19 hours of
video
 games a week. While strong support for
this
 exists, others think these activities are not beneficial for a child’s mental health. Personally, I am fully convinced of the idea that
TV
 and
video
 games are mentally harmful to children for various reasons. The primary reason is addiction. To be more specific, kids who watch
TV
 or play
video
 games cannot stand having a day without it. They will be so dependent on
TV
 and
video
 games that they will do anything to have time and money to watch and play.
Moreover
, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized
TV
 and gaming addiction as a mental disorder disease.
Secondly
, the violent attitude of viewers and gamers is
also
 a big issue. Nowadays, action movies and games are becoming more and more realistic, which can strongly affect players and viewers. They consider fighting, shooting and killing not a serious problem and tend to do those things in real life, especially when it comes to mass – murdering or mass – shooting.
Last
 but by no means least, frequent viewers and players often have a false aim in life. A good illustration
for
Suggestion
of
this
 point is gamers who spend thousands of hours in front of the screen. While playing, they continuously set goals to motivate them to finish the game. Once the game is completed, players feel aimless and empty about their life. In conclusion,
TV
 and games do a lot of harm to children ‘s mental health. I think parents should have measures to prevent
downsides
Suggestion
the downsides
 of
TV
 and
video
 games. I highly recommend reading books and play musical instruments as
a
Suggestion
an
 alternative for those unhealthy stuff above.

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