Should children be allowed to play computer games?
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During the past decade, computer games have become an important part of most children’s lives. This naturally came with the rise of technologies. Now, we can ask ourselves the effects of these games on children’s lives : are they a bad influence on children, should they even be allowed?
I have played a few computer games in my childhood and all through middle and high school. However, I can’t deny the fact that many of these games are a waste of time. Indeed, there are way more interesting things to experience outside than to sit for hours in front of a screen. It’s a really parents-like way of thinking but I have to agree with them on this.
Computer games can easily become addictive and in no-time, we become detached of the outside world. I guess that sometimes, we all need a little escape from reality, but at this point, it is so time consuming that it isn’t an escape anymore, it’s the main part of our lives. This has a lot of negative impacts on children’s studies, mainly because it affects their sleep. I didn’t experience it myself but my cousin did. From the age of 9, he had a computer in his room and spent all his nights playing computer games. This resulted in really poor grades.
I hope I didn’t come on too strong as a computer games hater. I actually think that not all games are bad and should be forbidden. There are in fact some great games that children would actually benefit from. I’m not talking about math games and other games that are just an awful gift to give a child. For instance, one of my favorite game growing up was SimCity. I spent quite a lot of time figuring out how to make my city thrive, while still taking into account the finances, the environment and the job market.
To put it in a nutshell, I would say that computer games are just a modern way of divertisement. It came along with the rise of computers and we should learn to accept it, not to demonize it. Some computer games have a bad influence on children but it’s the role of the parents to control what their children do during screen time.
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I'm practicing for the TOEFL exam, please don't hesitate to correct my mistakes :)
During the past decade, computer games have become an important part of most children’s lives. This naturally came with the rise of technologies. Now, wecan ask ourselves about the effects of these games on children’s lives : are they a bad influence on children, should they even be allowed? (I crossed out 'can' because it sounds awkward in English. It was not incorrect, but in report writing it 'sounds' awkward)
I have played a few computer games in my childhood and all through middle and high school. However, I can’t deny the fact that many of these games are a waste of time. Indeed, there are way more interesting things to experience outside than to sit for hours in front of a screen. It’s a really parents-like way of thinking but I have to agree with them on this (this sounds awkward in English, although it is written with the correct syntax)/ As a child I would not agree with what my parents must have thought about computer games, but I would now agree with them on this.
Computer games can easily become addictive and inno-time no time, we become detached of from the outside world. I guess that sometimes, we all need a little escape from reality, but at this point, it is so time consuming that it isn’t an escape anymore, it’s the main part of our lives. This has a lot of negative impacts on children and their studies ’s studies, mainly because it affects their sleep. I didn’t experience it myself but my cousin did. From the age of 9, he had a computer in his room and spent all his nights playing computer games. This resulted in really/very poor grades.
I hope I didn’t come on too strong as a computer games hater. I actually think that not all games are bad and should be forbidden. There are in fact some great games that children would actually benefit from. I’m not talking about math games and other games that are just an awful gift to give a child. For instance, one of my favorite game growing up was SimCity. I spent quite a lot of time figuring out how to make my city thrive, while still taking into account the finances, the environment and the job market.
To put it in a nutshell, I would say that computer games are just a modern way of entertainmentdivertisement. It came along with the rise of computers and we should learn to accept it, not to demonize it. Some computer games have a bad influence on children but it’s the role of the parents to control what their children do during screen time.
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During the past decade, computer games have become an important part of most children’s lives. This naturally came with the rise of technologies. Now, we
I have played a few computer games in my childhood and all through middle and high school. However, I can’t deny the fact that many of these games are a waste of time. Indeed, there are way more interesting things to experience outside than to sit for hours in front of a screen. It’s a really parents-like way of thinking but I have to agree with them on this (this sounds awkward in English, although it is written with the correct syntax)/ As a child I would not agree with what my parents must have thought about computer games, but I would now agree with them on this.
Computer games can easily become addictive and in
I hope I didn’t come on too strong as a computer games hater. I actually think that not all games are bad and should be forbidden. There are in fact some great games that children would actually benefit from. I’m not talking about math games and other games that are just an awful gift to give a child. For instance, one of my favorite game growing up was SimCity. I spent quite a lot of time figuring out how to make my city thrive, while still taking into account the finances, the environment and the job market.
To put it in a nutshell, I would say that computer games are just a modern way of entertainment
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