71% Parents Believe Video Games Good For Teens
Faizan Hashmi Published January 20, 2020 | 08:45 PM
Seventy-one per cent of parents believe that video games may have a positive impact on their kids, while 44 per cent try to restrict video game content, says a net study
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jan, 2020 ) :Seventy-one per cent of parents believe that video games may have a positive impact on their kids, while 44 per cent try to restrict video game content, says a net study.
According to the CS Mott Children''s Hospital National Poll on Children''s Health in US, 86 per cent of parents agree that teen agers spend too much time gaming. Parents also reported very different gaming patterns for teenage boys than girls.
Twice as many parents said that their teen boy plays video games every day compared to parents of teen girls.
Teen boys are also more likely to spend three or more hours gaming, Science Daily reported.
"Although many parents believe video games can be good for teens, they also report a number of negative impacts of prolonged gaming," said poll co-director Gary Freed from University of Michigan.
"Parents should take a close look at their teen's gaming behaviour and set reasonable limits to reduce harmful impacts on sleep, family and peer relationships and school performance," Freed added.
Overall, parents surveyed said that gaming often gets in the way of other aspects of their teen's life, such as family activities and interactions (46 per cent), sleep (44 per cent), homework (34 per cent), friendship with non-gaming peers (33 per cent) and extracurricular activities (31 per cent).
Parents of teens ages 13-15 (compared to those with older teens) are more likely to use rating systems to try to make sure games are appropriate (43 per cent versus 18 per cent), encourage their teen to play with friends in person rather than online and to ban gaming in their teen's bedroom.
The researchers noted that while gaming may be a fun activity in moderation, some teens -such as those with attention issues -- are especially susceptible to the constant positive feedback and the stimulus of video games.
This may lead to prolonged play that is disruptive to other elements of a teen''s life, the researchers added.
"Parents can play an important role by setting clear rules about appropriate content and how much time is too much time spent on video games," Freed said.
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