Nowadays, many people have easy access to computers and a large number of children play computer games. What are the negative impact of playing computer games? What can be done to minimise these effects?

Advancement in technology during
last
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decades has resulted in excessive dependence on
computers
due to
which
majority
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the majority
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of youngsters get entertainment through
computers
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computer
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games
. Higher usage
time
on screens has resulted in many challenges for
children
of all ages.
Computer
games
have become an addiction for users
specially
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children
due to
which there are serious physical and mental health issues. When a child is continuously using
computer
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a computer
the computer
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for a long
time
, his body growth and health are compromised.
Children
used to spend
sometime
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some time
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in playing
activities
at parks and gardens but now they are more connected with screens
due to
attractive screen
games
. Another major impact of
computer
games
is
an
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apply
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eyesight/vision and many of the
children
use
spectacles which is not a good sign. Nowadays, it is
oftenly
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often
seen in our families that toddlers are in
habit
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the habit
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of eating food
while
using
computers
for
games
though part of
this
replaced
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is replaced
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with mobile
games
which is almost treated as
a
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mini
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computer
. Excessive
use
of
computer
games
is
also
impacting
education
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the education
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training and development of
many
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children
are becoming violent as they try to copy characters of
computer
games
, as
such
a big psychological challenge for the
use
.
Computer
games
have become
daily
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a daily
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past
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part
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of
children
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children's
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life and it is very difficult to completely avoid
such
activities
;
however
, there can be some remedial action to prevent
further
damage to
children
’s life. First of all, parents should control
computer
screen
time
with some restrictions. A daily
time table
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timetable
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can be implemented to allow
reasonable
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a reasonable
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gap between
computer
usage and other
activities
. For
the
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this
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purpose, screen timers can be implemented on
computers
. Another good activity to decrease
children
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children's
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interest in
computer
games
can be participation in daily physical activity outside or inside
home
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the home
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.
Children
should be encouraged to take part in evening
games
in
park
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parks
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,
club
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clubs
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or
gymnasium
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gymnasiums
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. Apart from
time
management and physical
activities
, parents and elders should spend more
time
with youngsters as
this
would give them confidence and divert their attention from
computer
games
. Young people
specially
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especially
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under
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those under
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20 years are much influenced
with
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by
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violence
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the violence
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shown in
computer
games
hence
parents should supervise selection and frequently monitor screens.
Computer
technology can be a blessing
of
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if
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appropriately used;
however
,
increasing
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the increasing
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use
of
games
by
children
is a menace which should be immediately controlled through appropriate measures.
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