Gaming Kids

There are many reports that state the negative effects of computer games have on kids. There are also times where kids have died from over indulging in the ecstasy of the online gaming world. Other much reported adverse effects of these online games have on kids include promoting violence, cultivating social isolation, dampening attention deficient (deficiency) disorder, creating unreal expectation in kids and the inability to differentiate between what is real and what is virtual. It all seems bleak from the parental point of view as to how kids can be refrained from this unhealthy world of online games.

However are online games all bad news? Basically, there are only very few stuff that are all bad and online games are not one of them. There are in fact many goods that can come out of online games such as creativity, competitiveness, alertness and even fruitful careers among others. The underlying problem here is that kids are not properly guided to benefit from this new and exciting media of online gaming environment.

Take for example driving cars. As there are countless road accidents that resulted in fatalities, does that mean driving on the road is all bad? Isn't it good for a bully to learn self-discipline through martial-arts trainings? Conclusively, one should not look only on the surface of a seemingly problematic endeavour like participating in online games. One should learn to work the good out of it to gain all the potential benefits. Do you agree? Please comment...