Many parents complain that computer games have no value to their children's studies. And, those online games have produced a lot of negative effects on their mental and physical development. What is your opinion on this?

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Many parents complain that
computer
video
games
have no
significant
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to their
children
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children's
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studies. And, those online
video
games
have a negative
impacts
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impact
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on their mental
as well as
physical development. I totally agree with
this
statement.
To begin
with, there are several reasons why I believe that
computer
video
games
can have detrimental consequences on
mental
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the mental
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and physical aspects of
children
. Regarding mental
health
,
children
who play too
much
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many
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online
video
games
can are more likely to develop mental
health
issues namely, anxiety, depression, introvert.
This
is because
children
lack
of
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face-to-face interaction with their parents and friends, and
children
live virtual world rather than
real
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the real
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world.
Consequently
,
computer
video
games
can
leads
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to
decline
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the decline
a decline
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of
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children
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children's
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mental
health
,and
then
affect their performance in school negatively, because they find challenges to focus
in
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on
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their studies. In terms of physical
health
,
video
games
can encourage
children
to adopt
sedentary
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a sedentary
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lifestyle. To illustrate,
children
spend too much time in order to play
video
games
instead
of engaging in
outdoors
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activities namely football, swimming,
tennis
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, which
this
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can make them
are
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more likely to become obese.
A
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a result, if the
children
become overweight they will become more likely to exposure to get bullying from their peers in
the
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school, which
this
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can
impacts
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impact
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their grades in the school negatively
,
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because they struggle
to
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with bullying. In conclusion, I strongly agree with parents who complain that
computer
video
games
cannot provide value for their
children
's studies, because
video
games
impact
children
harmfully in their mental and physical.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • academic growth
  • stunting
  • educational content
  • strategic thinking
  • problem-solving
  • addiction
  • social isolation
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • foster engagement
  • motivation
  • sense of achievement
  • teamwork
  • communication skills
  • intercultural understanding
  • monitor
  • screen time
  • balanced approach
  • potential benefits
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