Today many children spend a lot of time playing computer games and little time on sports. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative development?

Advancement in technology has made people lazy. The gaming industry is one of the
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kids
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of their
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video
games
.
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will result in
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physical
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.
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essay discusses the advantages and disadvantages of computer
games
on
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kids
. On one hand,
parents
who favour
video
games
consider
this
as an effective tool for the
kids
to spend
time
. According to them,
kids
will enjoy their
time
inside the room rather than going outside for physical activities and
then
getting injured. It is generally seen that if both
parents
are working,
then
they favour
kids
playing
video
games
as
kids
will manage themself inside the room. Some
parents
also
argue that
video
games
help
kids
to get familiar with
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.
On the other hand
,
parents
are not realising that their
kids
are becoming couch potatoes by spending most of their
time
in front of the computer.
For instance
, studies have proven that 80% of
kids
who have health issues
such
as obesity and vitamin deficiency are addicted to
video
games
and they prefer to sit inside the room rather going outside and mingle with friends.
Furthermore
, there
a
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many blood-shedding
video
games
are available in the market
such
as PUBG which trigger
the
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criminal behaviour in
kids
. Many incidents
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reported that
kids
have conducted
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based on the encouragement from
such
video
games
. To summarise, it is a wrong trend that
parents
encourage
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kids
to play
video
games
rather than sending them to fields and playgrounds.
This
trend will adversely affect the health of
a
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future generations. I suggest a balanced way of
video
game
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along with physical activities and
parents
need to put effort to make sure
this
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  • allure
  • captivate
  • supervise
  • accessible
  • scarcity
  • safer alternative
  • peer pressure
  • educational tools
  • cognitive skills
  • implications
  • obesity
  • poor posture
  • hand-eye coordination
  • problem-solving abilities
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