In this day and age, each household is familiar with video games dominated the life of the young and the not-so-young. With the advent of the Internet, the type of game that kids play the game has evolved from one person to an online game that allows them to play against almost anyone anywhere on the planet.
In and of itself, a video game is nothing more than recreation for children, but if done in an excessive amount of time, they can negatively affect other aspects of your child's life. This is why as a parent, you need to know how to deal with video game that allows you, if you allow them, in the daily lives of your children '.
The Internet has opened the way for almost unlimited possibilities when it comes to video games. For example, there are card games, board games, adventure games, and more. Role playing games are also very popular, and they allow players to connect to the game and play with thousands of users who log in at any one time. Counterstrike and Ragnarok is one of the most popular RPG, along with the Cabal, Special Forces, and War Rock. Even third world countries seems to be updated on this game, as the lowest-income children could still play them by just playing the internet cafe computer rental use, which, now, has sunk so low that it does not cause a dent in the allowance for children.
How do you know if your child play video games too much? After all, when they play in moderation, they probably meant no harm. The following symptoms can tell you if you need to pull the stop sign to play video games your child:
1. Does your child become more isolated and have trouble relating to other people? poor social skills are the tell-tale sign of too much time spent on the computer, as children spend most of his time with virtual playmates with whom he obviously will not have to deal with directly.
2. Does your child have erratic mood swings? Too much gaming can cause changes in your child's behavior. There is no clear explanation for this, except maybe he was too engrossed in the virtual world that he has adapted real-world problem of uncertainty. For example, when things do not go as he wanted, he may be worried about mad.
3. Did you catch him lying or stealing? While this may have cause in other places, if your child has become addicted to the game, he probably would want to do anything just to keep playing, including lying about household chores, stealing to buy something related to games, or other ordinary delinquency.
4. Did you notice a decrease in physical health and regular sleep? Does he seem interested in cleaning? This can happen when he began to obsess about the time he spends playing his games. Perhaps you might see him rushed to the school on a regular basis without having taken a shower, or he seemed nervous extraordinary regularly.
5. Is he increasingly ignore their responsibilities, from home, to school, or for children who are older, working? An increase in jobs that interest he may have been consistent with previously possible signal preoccupation elsewhere, and most likely, the culprit could be his game.
If your child shows these signs, it may be time to set your foot down as a parent. Perhaps you can work on an agreement with your child about the number of hours he could spend time on the computer. For children who are older, this may be somewhat difficult, but maybe you could start by bringing the computer out of his room into the living room where you can watch more closely to him. Or, you can give him freedom, but only sets a time period - to play all day, such as dinner and after a certain bedtime. Remember, your child may hate you for it at first, but in the long term will be for the good of its own. After all, you do not want him to shut himself from all family and other friends, right?
