Youth stuck on video games ~EZUIN~

Stuck on video games is an excessive or compulsive use of computer and video games that interferes with daily life. Ask youth/teenagers how they love to spend their spare time, and chances are, you’ll get an earful about video games. But why do they love them so? Is video game addiction real? Well, his article will answer that. Singapore students spend 27 hours a week playing video games like Maple Story and World of Warcraft. The hours spent are extensive as compared than those American youths who spend just 13 hours a week dragon-slaying.

What makes them so addictive? According to some studies in the documentary and few talking shows like’ the Drs’ that I’ve watched, it would appear that the excitement of video games causes the brain to release a chemical that is, in essence, addictive. For any parent who has seen the fervor by which some kids play video games, this news is no surprise.

Youth are very compelling with increasing complexity, so they become more facile, yet very curious which will lead them to wanting to know more and apply new skills. While wanting to improve their game is not a problem in itself, it becomes one if video games are taking a youngster away too much from other activities like (in this article) Lawrence Lee, 16, who claimed that playing for four hours a day 'is nothing'. He will sleep and study only when his parents forced me to and in addition, he even skipped brushing his teeth in the morning occasionally.

Not only that it takes too much hours from daily activities, it also may lead to violence. Youths game addicts will get temperamental easily when we disrupt them when palying their ‘video games’. This is because, they will lose their concentration and might not win the game.

If not too violent, video games can offer some real positive opportunities for puzzle solving, strategic and critical thinking. But it is important that video and computer games are played in moderation.  Parents provide a selection of activities, not just the ones that have the most action or are addictive. Choose some that involve problem solving or good story lines. Also aim for a balance in their child’s life. Sports are important, reading is important too. Just think of computer games as one more component in a child's exploration of what's out there in society.

As for video games addiction? To me, I believes that a parent can prevent youngsters from becoming addicted to too much TV or too many video games by establishing a pattern of selective viewing or by using video game material early in a child's life so that by the time a youngster gets to be an adolescent and there's very little surveillance or control, it's less likely to occur.

To conclude, if a youngster becomes addicted to video games it can be a problem and the parent does need to intervene and provide attractive alternatives.