Nowadays, more and more children play computer games. Why do you think this is the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

It is true that there has been an increase in the number of

children

playing

computer

games

. In my opinion, there are two reasons leading to

this

trend, and I strongly believe that

this

phenomenon has detrimental effects on

children

's mental and physical health. The first reason why more and more

children

play

computer

games

is that they can find information about these

games

easily and quickly because of the development of modern technologies,

such

as the internet and mobile phones.

This

means that they have access to a variety of

computer

games

from the online store, starting from war

games

to strategic

games

. And another cause is that playing

computer

games

can give them a sense of achievement when solving difficult assignments.

For example

,

computer

games

consist of many challenging tasks which need high problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination ability. If

children

can finish it without help from their parents or friends, it would give them a sense of fulfilment.

This

trend will undoubtedly have negative effects on

children

.

Firstly

,

children

's physical health will be damaged, because

children

addicted to

games

are more likely to develop a sedentary lifestyle which increases the risk of high blood pressure and obesity.

On the contrary

,

children

are more passionate to do outdoor activities in the past when

computer

games

have not emerged.

In addition

, offspring may become more aggressive and violent because many game factories tend to add blood and violent content to make their products more attractive. If

children

are exposed to these contents, they would imitate the actions or scenes they see on the screen.

As a result

, they may pose a threat to other people's safety. In conclusion, the upwind trend of

games

can be attributed to the happiness that

games

can bring to young people, and I firmly hold the idea that they should not play

computer

games

when taking the potential risks that the

games

may cause.