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'Playing computer games is a waste of time. Children should not be allowed to play them.' To what extent to you agree or disagree with the statement?

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In the past decade,
computer
games
 have become the favourite leisure activity among
children
 and teenagers. It of course leads to a lot of consequences for
children
's development and growth
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 and plays a huge role in their value set forming and their future goals. Personally, I think that Computed hames have to be forbidden for
children
 younger than 14 years old. In the following ,paragraphs I'm going to argue my opinion from 2 points of view: mental health and character forming. In terms of mental health, it is registered a high risk of mental illnesses like autism and retaining evolution in
children
 to 4 years old who since infantile age are playing video
games
 and watching videos.
Additionally
, offspring, especially boys, who are used to playing aggressive video
games
 with war, shutting and monsters are supposed to manifest an aggressive bias
besides
 other
children
 or even their parents.
On the other hand
, it
also
 affects their personality development, as video
games
 usually concentrate all
children
's attention on them. As consequence, they lose interest in learning and self-developing,
computer
games
 being the sense of their existence.
Furthermore
, it is proved that
games
-addicted people manifest weak social skills and suffer from a lack of communication, usually alone. As an example, a kid that spends all the time on the laptop playing by himself will probably be a shy, unsociable colleague with a lack of concentration and low academic success. In conclusion, I agree that
computer
games
 have a destructive effect on
children
's growth,
therefore
,
computer
games
 have to be restricted for
children
 under 14 as they are easier to influence. As an alternative, under strict parental control, some educational
games
 may be allowed for
children
, as they contribute to their multilateral development and helps them discover the world around them.
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