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?

Nowadays practically every second kid
waste
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a lot of
time
playing computer
games
inspite
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in spite
of doing sport. I guess
that is
because of the new era of virtual reality. We live in
the
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morern
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modern
world full of many options
how
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to waste our
time
in
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on
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the internet.
Also
, it might be more
interested
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for the child to play something with his friends via
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the
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internet
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with different effects and without any
preparing
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or without doing something hard, like
sport
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outside.
Moreover
, I am sure that spending a lot of
time
on computer
games
has a negative
affect
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effect
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on
a
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health. The kid might have problems with eyes, weight and back in future.
Also
, communication via chat is different than in real life. So, it may be hard to communicate later. The child can feel
himseld
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himself
a bit lost with others.
As a
result
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we can see many cons.
Games
aren't that bad if you control your
time
. But still, children don't track their
time
spending
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on
games
.
That is
why it is recommended for adults to check it and let
todlers
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toddlers
play no more than an hour per day. After that a kid can go for
awalk
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a walk
, do some
sport
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activities,
play
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and play
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with friends outside. 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?
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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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