do you know what they are actually doing to your kids
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Do you know what they are actually doing to your kids
Video gamesand the addiction
behind it
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A video game addiction is like any other addiction. It is it has symptoms and pros and cons. And in children it can effect schooling.
Non school hours are on the computer and playing video games
Falling asleep in school
Falling behind with assignments
Worsening grades
Lying about video game and computer use
Choosing to use computer or play video games instead of seeing friends
Dropping out of social groups
Irritable when not gaming
What is a video game addiction?
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Studies have shown that gaming in a virtual world induces hunger, anger and laziness
Some other symptoms include:
Preoccupation
Downplaying computer use
Lack of control
Loss of time
Negative impact on other areas of life
Hiding from negative or uncomfortable feelings or situations
Defensiveness
Misuse of money
Mixed emotions
Sleepiness
Symptoms
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Hooks have been implanted into the games to make you want to play more and more.
Examples:
The high score
Beating the game
Role playing
Discovery
Relationships
Many games have been programmed to make you lose to keep you going even longer and making you think that it is a challenge.
What makes a game addictive?
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Even video game addiction has its physical addiction
Some examples may be:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Migraines
Sleep disturbances
Back aches
Eating irregularities
Poor personal hygiene
the severity of these effects will differ from the severity of the addiction
Physical consequences
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Having a video game addiction can effect your personal and your social life.
Most people notice that their relationships fade away or disappear even some marriages will disintegrate.
The gamer will sit and do nothing but play video games and that will make others angry or they will get bored hanging around with you, so in other word we don’t like watching you play video games
Social consequences
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The use of violence in video games is inducing the use of violence in reality.
The game “call of duty 4” is graphic and “life-like” you take the role of a British or US soldier who is sent to military hot spots to defeat the worlds most dangerous enemies.
This is one of the most violent and the most graphic games in the modern times amazon.com
Violence
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You feel really happy when your online or when your playing games but as soon as you have to stop you get angry or upset
You think about going online when you are supposed to be focusing on other things like school or having dinner with your family
Your friends or family asks you what your doing in your spare time and you lie about it or laugh it off but inside you know they have a point
You spend more time with your controller or keyboard than with your friends
You get up in the middle of the night to play because you cant think of anything else
Top 5 signs that you need help
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The addictive ways of videogamesmany games the manufacturer has made them to believe that they have to play and play and play and when they don’t they are wasting valuable time and that they are going to lose which eventually brings on addiction