It is indeed true that technology is influencing all the areas of life and entertainment is not an exception,Simultaneous to this urbanization is obliging children to spend more time inside their homes rether than playing outdoors,due to that today's children are always found busy playing games on computers or watching television,which is not very positive development.
There are certain factors that prompt children to play these games.one of the main reason behind this is computer games are rich in graphics and have excellent background music.thus,they are visually more appealing and more entertaining as well.another reason is the lifelike graphical presentation on screen helps children in having a real life feeling when they play games.in addition to that most parents these sdays are working and thus, they avoid se3nding their children to playgrounds because they think children are not safe if they spend too much time away from home.therefore,parents keep motivating their children to engage in some gaming activities or t.v. at home.
this development affect the physical and mental helth of children. watching television and playing video games are passive activities and they have certain negative effect.let us consider the health problems first.children spend too much time sitting infront of T.V. or gaming console.this can create potential problems in their back muscles and eyes.In addition,games make them lazy as there is absence of any physical activity.Most children also eat junk food like pizza,chip,popcorn and so on while playing games.their eating patterns become erratic and they often become victims of indigestion.This can lead to problems of obesity and over-weight.however, doing such passive activities like watching t.v and playing games for long time not really refresh them.rather,children feel mentally fatigued and they become short tempered.such negative effects on children create an imbalance in society as they do not grow up into responsible and grounded individuals.
now let's analyze mental implications.playing computer games and watching TV over a long period of time hinders psychological development of children.some games may contain explicit or violent content which can cause psychotic disorders in their tender minds and some time due to playing a game alone also inhibits social interaction,which can result in lack of relevent skills in them.
even though,conditions often oblige parents to permit their children to play game on screen. i firmly believe that excessive axposure to computer games and T.V. is indeed harmful for children.
To address this problem,action at all levels are importent.school should take adequate measures in counselling children on drowbacks of such passive activities and motivate them to stay away from them.parents and teachers should collectively work in the direction of making lives of children more active and creativity oriented.finally,governments,if possible should limit number of television programs available for children in order to prevent them from being couch potatoes.
To conclude,I believe,with the above mentioned steps we can be successful in inculcating creative,active and healthy habits in children and in the big picture children can achieve higher goles in their lives instade of spending excessive time on T.V. and video games.
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