Computer games are becoming very popular among children of all ages and nationalities. Parents say they are concerned because these games have little educational value and many harmful effects. Do you agree or disagree?

These days there's a debate over the issue of video

games

among students of different ages in every nation. Some caretakers argue that the benefits are more than the drawbacks,

while

others say that the disadvantages overshadow the advantages. Both sides have reasonable reasons but

this

essay will completely agree with the latter statement and discuss the views in the body below. First of all, one of the reasons why computer

games

have a lot of demerits in children is that kids become addicted to them and forget about other responsibilities.

That is

to say, if a child starts to play

games

in the morning, she enjoys them too much and doesn't wish to stop playing until one of the parents tells her to stop.

This

not only wastes their time doing other things but

also

becomes addicted to them.

For example

,

according to

research done at Makerere University by professor John, it shows that 70 % of children become addicted to video

games

and

this

scares a parent. Addition to why a caretaker gets worried when his kid is playing an online game because it interferes with his studies during school period.

In other words

, when his taken to school to study, he spends most of his time enjoying the game, especially during the lecture time when the lesson is boring.

This

makes him lose concentration in class

hence

leading to poor performance.

For instance

, a high number of pupils fail exams

due to

online

games

that they play during class periods which makes them miss out on important information. In conclusion,

therefore

I completely agree that online

games

have more demerits than merits among learners of all age groups in different countries

due to

addictions that they cause and poor performance on campus.