| Whether to limit the time that a child plays | | | | to be for fun and enjoyment only. |
| video games is a question that almost every | | | | Unfortunately, they can actually become |
| parent has battled over at least once and | | | | addictive. When someone is addicted to video |
| often many times. However, just because one | | | | games, the rest of that persons life suffers. |
| parent has a specific opinion about it does | | | | He or she will generally not do well at all |
| not mean that another parent holds the same | | | | with school or work, and the relationships |
| opinion. In other words, whether a parent | | | | that have been built with others will be |
| should limit his or her childs time playing | | | | ignored, at least to some extent. |
| video games is a largely subjective, opinion | | | | |
| question. There are, though, some signs that | | | | The person may also lose sleep, not eat well, |
| a parent should look for when trying to make | | | | and exhibit other behaviors consistent with |
| a determination as to whether the time that | | | | focusing too much on video games and not |
| his or her kid is spending on video games is | | | | enough on reality. This is, of course, very |
| too much. | | | | detrimental, especially for a child who is |
| | | | just developing habits. Because this is such |
| If a kid who is playing video games is paying | | | | a serious issue and can lead to many problems |
| so much attention to them that his or her | | | | in the future, any parent who is concerned |
| schoolwork is suffering, a parent might want | | | | about how much time his or her kid is |
| to limit the video game time that child has. | | | | spending playing video games or any parent |
| In addition, if relationships are suffering | | | | who sees a change in his or her child because |
| because of video games, this might also be | | | | of video game playing should limit the time |
| another reason to limit the amount of time | | | | each day that the child is allowed to play |
| spent playing them. Video games are supposed | | | | the video game. |