Nowadays, children spend too much time watching TV and playing computer games. Some people believe this has negative effects on children's mental abilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
It is true that many kids are keen on video
games
and TV
programs
. While these activities are helpful for children
's mental development to some extent, in my opinion, I think the drawbacks outweigh the benefits.
On the one hand, I recognize that there are some advantages for children
watching TV
or playing digital games
. First
of all, some programs
and documentaries, such
as the Discovery Channel, as well as educational cartoons, are extremely useful for minors to gain various knowledge and skills. Compared with classes in school, this
is a more acceptable way for children
. Furthermore
, regarding computer games
, many of them require players have abilities to figure out solutions to the
problems in them. Meanwhile, many actions in digital Change the word
their
games
also
need to be finished in a short time
, many parents
consider this
as a means to train the response speed of their children
. Lastly
, some online games
are expected to be played by a team of people, in which children
can learn how to cooperate with others.
On the other hand
, although
there are some benefits for children
to play video games
or watch TV
, it definitely can cause vitally negative consequences if they spend too much time
on them. Firstly
, most children
usually have no idea about how to schedule their time
, which means that they are prone to get addicted to TV
programs
or video games
, without the guard of their parents
. For instance
, due to the lack of care and attention of the parents
, there are many children
who get addicted to online games
and are not able to concentrate on other activities, this
has become a big social problem in China. Moreover
, many games
or TV
programs
include violent and sexual content, which are obviously not suitable for teenagers and it is extremely hard for parents
to filter them all the time
. this
may result in some vital problems, such
as crimes.
In conclusion, although
it is useful for children
to watch TV
programs
or play computer games
, parents
should strictly control the time
they spend on these activities., or it would cause many problems. In other words
, I think the drawbacks outweigh the benefits.Submitted by alexpan1027 on
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