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There is a strong correlation between increasing incidence of ADHD symptoms and videogame usage among youth. The introduction of telegraph in the nineteen century mark the golden era of communication and social development (Chan & Rabinowitz, 2006). Further advancement in technology led to the creation of telephone, videogames, radio, and television. In recent years, videogames have become one of the main leisure activities among children and adolescents (Bioulac, Arfi, & Bouvard, 2008).…
With the introduction of computers, video games have become a main part of todays childrens’ and teens culture. As video games are becoming more and more prominent a lot of the old generation questions whether they are actually harmful for their children to be playing video games. Millions of studies are conducted to prove that video games are harmful at the same time others trying to prove the benefits of gaming life. Video gaming is a double-edged sword there are a lot of benefits of gaming and at the same time there are problems caused by gaming. But the benefits outweigh the harms by a significant amount.…
The Correlation Between Video Games and Childhood Obesity Recently I moved out of my parents house and my little brother became a big gamer. He turned my old room into his new office/game room. When I go over to my parents house now I notice he’s constantly getting snacks and sodas but never coming out that room which led me to thinking about how unhealthy that has to be for him. I started doing some research on how often obesity in children is starting to occur and the reasons behind it.…
According to Erin C. Hasting in his article ‘’Young children /Computer Game use relation with school performance and behavior” they had done a research and found out that the amount of time spent per week playing video/computer games was negatively correlated with school performance .They also explain that the attention spent in class for students had dropped and also found out that video game playing was significantly negatively correlated with school GPA.[Anderson &Bushman ,2004] also suggests that the amount of time spend playing video games exposure to violence in video games are associated with lower performance and attention problems in schools .These shows clearly that in some video games especially when kids spend a lot of their time like 40 hours per week playing these kind of games in order to complete the task of the game they put more concentration on these games and forgetting doing their homework which is more useful in their life on time. This becomes a problem which needs to solve and find new ways of doing educational things that will help them do better in…
Some people suggest that playing video games, even in moderation, can be detrimental to a child’s academic and social development, but I think a closer look at the possible benefits of gaming is in order. New studies have emerged in recent years that may help alleviate some of the common concerns in stunting development and education impairment expressed by parents since video games entered…
Raising healthy kids has always been hard and it seems it’s gotten harder with each passing generation. Sure, we have better immunization than we did 70 years ago, but we also have more toxins in the environment and more things in general that can be unsafe for little ones. And, no matter how hard we as parents try to instill health-consciousness, when we send them out into the world, our words compete against a slew of unhealthy temptations. This is especially true for those of us raising kids in a big city like NYC.…
This research was a correlational study that looked at how the magnitude, components and time distribution of screen time relate to socioeconomic status, gender, age and level of fatness in Australian children aged ten to thirteen years old. The study aimed to look at how time is used differently between high and low screen users and the effect of this on sleep and exercise. Another purpose was to determine the features of ‘extreme’ screen uses with the hope of using this to create interventions. The key terminology is given and a Screen is defined as any television, computer monitor, cinema or video game screen (Olds,Ridley & Dollman, 2006.). There was no research hypothesis given.…
Video games: Good or Bad? Since the last decade, video games – in the public eye - have been considered as a negative impact to our society. Government officials, news reporters, and parents alike have all pointed the finger at video games and their developers for — in one way or another — poisoning the minds of their children. However, recent studies have shown that video games is actually not a bad influence to our kids, and on the contrary, it could be the tool to develop their skills.…
Further, I believe video games are contributing to the increase in obesity. According to statistics, almost “18% of US teens are obese” (Anonymous). Children and teens sit around for hours playing video games, which results in less physical activity and more desire…
The video game industry was a 21 billion dollar business in 2011, according to consumerist.com. Along with the growing industry, the growing number of concerned parents grows as well. Many parents see the video games as harmful to their children’s health. However, other parents see potential in video games as a path to a better future in their baby’s education. Nonetheless, Anderson’s article is written better than Shaffer’s article due to Anderson’s strong statistical evidence, where Shaffer has no statistics anywhere.…
I) Introduction It is hard to believe that, over the last decade, video game has earned its place in many fields of our society, such as economy, media, entertain,.... Despite all the bad reputation, which say videogame is bad for young children, it quickly become a money –drenched industry, even surpasses the movie when put the sales scales annually. Nevertheless, video game’s development also causes many problems, which usually come from its addictive effects. What is more, according to recent survey, more and more children, mostly from 10-17 years old, sooner or later get involved in crime, or be accused of murder, just because of playing video games.…
Summary: In Andrew K. Przybylski’s article about electronic gaming, he discusses the positive and negative effects of gaming. He even discusses how the amount of time a child spends playing video games affects their developmental skills. This includes their social skills, behavioral skills and overall health. The purpose of this study was to prove that extended use of electronic gaming can negatively affect an adolescent 's health.…
With 72% of homes having video games (Addictions.com/video-games), it is not surprising that video game addiction runs rampant throughout children and even some adults. From wanting to play it as much as possible to playing it all the time, there is no easy way around it. Though it is not like a drug addiction, it can have major health, financial, and general life risks. This is why prevention should be important; if it is not stopped now, it will only get worse when more games are created in the future. Video game addiction should always be taken seriously considering the mental, physical, and financial risks.…
Study suggests an hour of video games a day makes kids better adjusted. A popular media report in Time Free Press newspaper written by Casey Phillips. Discussed the topic of video games. Phillips referred back to an article written by Dr. Andrew Przybylski, published in Pediatrics. This article goes to discuss how there were 4,900 British adolescents that were asked, “how often they played video games” (Phillips reported).…