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Nowadays many people have access to computers and a large number of children enjoy playing video games. What are the advantages and disadvantages of playing video games for children?

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In the 21 century children grow up with computers, cellphones and many other technological objects.
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 evolution has an impact on the way children spend their time.
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 most of them enjoy playing video games, boys
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. Is it positive or negative for their development? It depends on how and for how long children use it.
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 of all, talking about the advantages, for parent’s it´s useful and easier having their child grabbed on television because they can do their lives while their kids are distracted. Undoubtedly some are educational and good for the mind while used during restricted hours.
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, most of the schoolboys spend a big part of their free time on computers and if they are not controlled it can be dangerous. Why is that?
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, war games like call of duty are very aggressive and allow the players to use guns and to feel stressed because they really simulate war. Some of them are so into these universes that they stop living in the real world, playing with friends in parks like they used to.
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, sometimes they can´t differentiate the real-life and the imaginary, they can recreate the technological scenario and it can put other people in danger. It already happens young people kill someone on the street like thinking it was unreal, they stop being aware of what is real and what is not. How could we control it? In my opinion, it´s not necessary to banish
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 of our life´s son but parents should have the responsibility to protect their kids by having restricted hours for them to play and interchange with other activities in the open air that do not involve technology.
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