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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Playing computer games is a waste of time. children should not be allowed to play them.
In childhood, as the pressure of studies is less on children, playing different games is an important part of their lives. Some children like to play some indoor or outdoor games with their friends while others prefer to play computer games in the comfort of their homes. Although some people think that playing computer games is a waste of time for children and should be prohibited, others disagree. In my view, children should be prohibited to play computer games for two key reasons.
The main reason is that at such a tender age, children become addicted to computer games easily by playing them often. If they are allowed to play these games, they spend most of their time in front of computers and do not give sufficient time to studies. For example, last week I met best friend Rosa in a park near our home. She was really worried as her son John spends all the time playing computer games She told me that he used to be one of the high scorers in his class. But since the time he has started playing computer games, his perfrmance in school has been deteriorating. He has become very lazy and can't focus on studies. Whenever he sits for studies, after a few minutes. he goes back to computer to play games. Also, since he plays different types of games, some of which involves a lot of violence, he has become very aggressive in nature. She wished she hasn't allowed him to play computer games in the very first place. As you can see, children can become very distracted by playing computer games. This can become such an inevitable part of their lives that it consumes most of their time.
Another reason is that children stop socialising and playing with other children which affects their behavior. This can act as a hindrance to developing many vital skills in them. For instance, I remember when I was a kid, my brother used to play computer games all the time and harddly used to go out to play with his friends. Even when many of his friends used to come home to invite him for playing football, one of his favourite games, he used to deny them. Rather, he used to play football on his computer. All day sitting and playing computer games made him obese as he was not indulging in any kind of physical activity. His behavior towards me and my parents also changed drastically. Earlier he used to have long conversations with me and used to discuss his day-to-day activities with me, but later he became very quiet and reticent. He started behaving awkwardly in social gatherings and used to avoid people. His sleeping patterns also changes as he used to play games all night and would sleep in school during classes. My parent became very furious seeing him this way and immediately took an action. He longer had access to the computer games that he used to play all the time. Although this caused hima lot of difficulties earlier, many a times he used to yell at us, but later he started dveloping his initial behavior. We were happy to see him performing well in studies and spending leisure time with his friends. This experience taught me that children should not be given such easy access to computer games which can eventually lead to some troubles with the children themselves.
In sum, though some people would disagree, I believe that children should not be allowed to play computer games in their leisure time. Not only do computer games make children addicted to them but also affect their behavior and social skills. We should not promote computer games to children at such a tender age and rather, should encourage them in indulge in outdoor activities which will be beneficial for them in a myriad of ways.
Playing computer games is a waste of time. children should not be allowed to play them.
In childhood, as the pressure of studies is less on children, playing different games is an important part of their lives. Some children like to play some indoor or outdoor games with their friends while others prefer to play computer games in the comfort of their homes. Although some people think that playing computer games is a waste of time for children and should be prohibited, others disagree. In my view, children should be prohibited to play computer games for two key reasons.
The main reason is that at such a tender age, children become addicted to computer games easily by playing them often. If they are allowed to play these games, they spend most of their time in front of computers and do not give sufficient time to studies. For example, last week I met best friend Rosa in a park near our home. She was really worried as her son John spends all the time playing computer games She told me that he used to be one of the high scorers in his class. But since the time he has started playing computer games, his perfrmance in school has been deteriorating. He has become very lazy and can't focus on studies. Whenever he sits for studies, after a few minutes. he goes back to computer to play games. Also, since he plays different types of games, some of which involves a lot of violence, he has become very aggressive in nature. She wished she hasn't allowed him to play computer games in the very first place. As you can see, children can become very distracted by playing computer games. This can become such an inevitable part of their lives that it consumes most of their time.
Another reason is that children stop socialising and playing with other children which affects their behavior. This can act as a hindrance to developing many vital skills in them. For instance, I remember when I was a kid, my brother used to play computer games all the time and harddly used to go out to play with his friends. Even when many of his friends used to come home to invite him for playing football, one of his favourite games, he used to deny them. Rather, he used to play football on his computer. All day sitting and playing computer games made him obese as he was not indulging in any kind of physical activity. His behavior towards me and my parents also changed drastically. Earlier he used to have long conversations with me and used to discuss his day-to-day activities with me, but later he became very quiet and reticent. He started behaving awkwardly in social gatherings and used to avoid people. His sleeping patterns also changes as he used to play games all night and would sleep in school during classes. My parent became very furious seeing him this way and immediately took an action. He longer had access to the computer games that he used to play all the time. Although this caused hima lot of difficulties earlier, many a times he used to yell at us, but later he started dveloping his initial behavior. We were happy to see him performing well in studies and spending leisure time with his friends. This experience taught me that children should not be given such easy access to computer games which can eventually lead to some troubles with the children themselves.
In sum, though some people would disagree, I believe that children should not be allowed to play computer games in their leisure time. Not only do computer games make children addicted to them but also affect their behavior and social skills. We should not promote computer games to children at such a tender age and rather, should encourage them in indulge in outdoor activities which will be beneficial for them in a myriad of ways.
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