Sunday, March 27, 2011

Do not Let Addiction Toddler Games

Regulate when and how to play video games, to protect the child from a dangerous addiction.
Approximately 82% of children aged 2-17 years in the U.S. are loyal players in video games. Of that percentage, the number of players from the age of infants or children aged 2-5 years to reach 9.7 million. Fantastic! Although the data reported by research firm The World Group in 2009 were the result of the findings in the U.S., does not mean parents in Indonesia do not need to install the "antenna". In Indonesia, in the form of Nintendo video games, playstation, gameboy, ds, etc., also have become familiar objects in everyday child. Many parents buy their children's electronic game because indeed the trend among children.
Make Curious and Fun. Unlike the passive nature of television shows, computer games or video games are interactive. When children play one type of game that charged the competition, then he needs to repeat the game many times in order to defeat the opponent, through level after level, and finally finish the game. Repeat the process and the ongoing attempt, backed by curiosity, fun to play and late in the game, that's what causes kids game addiction.
In a study conducted by institutions like the American Psychological Association, American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics says, addictive games can cause:

    
* Behavioral problems: children become less socially because he spent more time to play with machines, not human. In addition, failure to complete the permaian can trigger a sense of frustration in the child. If games are played laden with violence, its impact is triggering aggressive and erode the sense of compassion and filial affection toward humans, which is simply the effect seen from the reluctance of children to help others.
    
* Health problems: lack of movement, staring at the screen constantly and old video games would trigger attacks of headache, body aches like the neck, lack of sleep, impaired vision, and the worst from an acute addiction to games is the cause of death.

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