Computer games are more useful for children than chess. Pros and cons

The computer is not a toy for children.

And the textbook and simulator - something like this you can continue the phrase written in the title. In fact, you, dear mothers and fathers, are not going to fence off your child with a Chinese wall from the achievements of modern civilization, to which the computer also belongs. Only this achievement should be used exclusively for pedagogical purposes, that is, wisely and under strict parental control. Otherwise, the computer will harm the child.

By the way, we are talking about computer games.. The child learns the world around him in the game. Therefore, there is nothing surprising and terrible in the fact that he is drawn to play on the computer. The task of parents is to use this craving for the benefit of the intellectual development of their child and not at the same time cause irreparable harm to his health and psyche. So let's weigh all the pros and cons.

The arguments against computer games are simple. Firstly, they take away precious time, which is better spent with a book in hand or in the fresh air. Secondly, different shooters and scarecrows develop aggressiveness. A teenager who is carried away by them often shows unmotivated cruelty, ceases to distinguish between good and evil, well, let alone psychological dependence on a computer, when they spend day and night on it - a day away - written and rewritten, and the number of such addicts does not decrease. Thirdly, sitting at a computer adds work to ophthalmologists. And not only to them - pediatricians, psychiatrists and neuropathologists repeat about the dangers of computer vigils.

Arguments for. Harm is obtained if the measure is not observed. If you work at the computer according to the rules, the benefits will be enormous. Computer "toys" develop logic, resourcefulness, non-standard thinking. Thanks to the computer, the child discovers new qualities in himself, learns to think creatively. The computer is now increasingly used to prepare the child for school. It develops the ability to analyze, attention, visual memory, with its help you can teach a child to read and write, draw, count, etc.

Computer games and programs are designed in such a way that the child is involuntarily forced to adjust his actions depending on the situation.. Thanks to computer games, the child gets a generalized idea of ​​similar situations or objects. Thus, he learns to generalize and classify, begins to think without relying on external objects. And this is the ability to read “to yourself” and count in your mind. The achievements of children in computer games are immediately evaluated by their peers, which increases self-esteem and adds confidence.

And finally, by practicing with the keyboard and mouse, the child develops fine motor skills. and coordinates the activities of the eyes and hands. At the same time perseverance develops. On the computer, the kid is engaged with pleasure, because no child will perceive computer games as an activity.

But, as we have already said, it is important not to overdo it here.. Listen to the advice of doctors, and you will immediately understand how to play on the computer. A 5-6-year-old kid can spend no more than 10-15 minutes at the computer. After that, you need to rest. If a child has vision problems, he should only work on a computer with glasses. Make sure you have good lighting in your work area. The light should not fall on the screen and shine directly into the eyes. The distance from children's eyes to the monitor should be at least 50-70 cm.

Hands should be at elbow level, and wrists should be at the edge of the table(on the base plate). Do not forget about walking, playing sports. Never allow your child to eat or drink at the computer. After class, wash your child with cool water or wipe his face with a damp cloth.

What to play. Games should be chosen with children's perception in mind. The easiest thing for children to perceive is a large color still image with sound. With the smallest, you can safely view photographs and pictures on a computer, accompanied by narration. When drawing on a computer, a child strains his eyesight very much. And that means he's stressing himself. The same can be said about reading text from the screen. Harmful: high-speed moving image and fine details.

Well, in order not to get into a mess, choose the right game and not hit the face in front of the children in the dirt, it would not be bad for parents to understand what computer games are and what the name of their genre means. Adventure (adventure) are usually made out as a cartoon, sitting at the computer can control the action. Arising problems are solved with the help of finds - items that the character finds, overcoming different levels of the game. Here, a balance is important between the complexity of the tasks that arise and the capabilities of the child. If the tasks are too simple, the game will end too quickly, the child will not get satisfaction from overcoming obstacles. If, on the contrary, everything is too difficult, the kid will lose interest in the game.

The strategy involves management. Troops, factories, minerals - it is not so important, it is important that at the same time something needs to be planned and monitored for the current situation. The goal is to score points or win something. These fairly complex games develop perseverance, train thinking for the future.

Arcade games split into levels, the reward and the goal is to advance to the next episode or mission. Here the player scores points and bonuses (for example, lives) for finding secret doors, passing speed, etc. In such games, the eye, attention, reaction speed are trained. But they can be recommended to preschoolers only if parents keep track of the time. Role-playing games involve many characters, each of which has its own role. Together, the heroes must find a treasure, treasure or learn a spell. And on the way to the goal, you need to overcome pests and overcome a lot of obstacles. The child must learn how to use the characters correctly.

3D-Action is zatyukannye and overplayed by all yell-shooter-killer. Special effects, three-dimensional graphics create the effect of presence, which, in principle, is dangerous for a fragile child's psyche. The child will not learn anything new from them, unless he develops the motor skills of his hands. But, honestly, you can develop motor skills using less costly methods for the psyche and health. In general, there is little benefit from them, but the harm is obvious. Including from the point of view of morality.

Logic games are puzzles. The main thing is that they are accessible to the child. Here you will find puzzles for rearranging figures, drawing up a drawing, and solving some simple puzzles like “find the extra”. With their help, they teach children counting, reading, writing and other wisdom. And at the same time they train logical thinking, memory, motor skills and other qualities necessary in this life.

Simulators usually explain what is it that they simulate or imitate. These can be simulators of sailing or modern ships, cars, spaceships, airplanes, helicopters, whatever you want. The desire of the child to sit behind the wheel and control the complex mechanism, manufacturing companies have learned to take into account "excellently". What is good, the responses are almost the same as in reality. Even the smallest details are respected. And the child gradually begins to understand: he sharply turned the steering wheel - the car spun in place, if you want to turn to the right, then turn the steering wheel there too, but do not forget to return it to its previous position in time. Reaction speed is what such games bring up. Not bad, right?

Conclusions? Simple. The genre of the game must be chosen in accordance with the temperament and capabilities of the child. Some people like calm games, others - dynamic ones. Focus on research content, developing component. During the game, the kid should take the initiative, try to solve problems that arise, analyze the situation, and draw conclusions. Keep a close eye on the time. Rules first! And keep in mind: the more active and intense the rhythm of the game, the less time it should last. But you can not interrupt the game before the child completes the episode. The proverb “finished business - walk boldly” has not yet been canceled. In addition, the child must get up from the computer with the consciousness of a successfully completed task.

Unobtrusively, but persistently bring to the attention and consciousness of the baby: the computer is good, but not to the detriment of other activities: sleep, food, walking, sports, reading books, etc. The more firmly this is learned, the calmer you will be when the child grows up and adults can no longer control him inside and out. And - most importantly: the computer and communication with its help play only an auxiliary role. The real world is much more complex than virtual reality. Therefore, do not forget to introduce the baby to the real world, let the baby actively communicate with peers, and the computer will be just one of his hobbies.

Relevance.

We and our classmates enjoy playing computer games. But at home from mothers, at school during breaks from Elena Alexandrovna, we hear: “Do not sit at the computer for a long time, do not play phones and game consoles, this is harmful!”. We wondered if computer games are so harmful?

We believe that the topic we have chosen is important, since most of my classmates spend a lot of time playing a computer game.

We put forward two hypotheses :

playing computer games is harmful,

playing computer games is useful.

The purpose of our study - find out the positive and negative aspects of the influence of computer games on younger students.

object studies are computer games.

Subject research - the impact of computer games on younger students.

Tasks our research:

Find out what games our classmates play, how much time they spend playing.

Find out what are useful and harmful for children computer games.

Find out what rules you need to follow when playing on a computer.

Find out how to choose games to your advantage.

Methods research:

collection of information,

survey of classmates and their parents,

action-experiment "One day without a computer game",

consultation with specialists: school health worker, computer science teacher,

analysis of results.

Practical part

Collection of information

To answer the questions posed, we took advantage of the Internet, found the necessary information and analyzed it.

We have learned that the game is an activity aimed not at obtaining a result, but at the pleasure of the very process of the game.

Games can be: mobile, board, sports, computer, etc.

We found out that computer games can be both harmful and beneficial.

Computer gamesuseful because they:

Develop responsiveness and attention

Logic games develop the brain and memory

Develop a desire to create, teach a non-standard approach, imagination

You can learn to work in different programs

You can have fun in your free time.

We also learned that computer games are not only useful, but also bringharm . If you play violent games, they lead to violence and aggression. If you sit at the computer for a long time, your eyesight will deteriorate, the desire to communicate will decrease, diseases of the joints and spine may appear, computer games are also addictive, and school performance will decrease.

We also found out whichregulations children must observe when playing on the computer:

Choose games according to age.

Unfortunately, Russia does not have its own well-established system of age categorization and labeling of computer games, so below we will give the designations that are used to label computer games from foreign manufacturers (see slide).

Take the correct posture when playing: do not lean close to the monitor, do not stoop.

Take into account the time of the game: no more than an hour a day, take a break every 15 minutes.

Do exercises for the eyes and gymnastics for the musculoskeletal system.

Choose educational computer games.

Questioning classmates and their parents.

We and our classmates answered the questionnaire questions with interest. The survey involved 25 students in grades 2 to 2 and 21 parents.

aim The questionnaire was to find out what kind of games students like to play in 2 to 2 grades, and how much time the guys spend playing.

We present to your attention some of the results (see diagram).

results The study carried out showed that:

To the question "Do you like to play computer games?" 22 students answered YES, 1 found it difficult to answer, 2 answered NO.

To the question "How often / for how long do you play computer games?":

36% answered "all free time"

16% - several hours a day

12%-- 1 hour per day

12% - several times a week

24% rarely or only on weekends.

We carefully processed and analyzed all the games that our classmates indicated in the questionnaire to the question “What games do you like?”, and came to interesting conclusions.

We have divided the listed games into 3 categories:

games that are not suitable for younger students due to the age limit,

games are harmless, but not useful,

developing, educational, intellectual games.

In 2-15 games.

In 3-- 7 games (see diagram)

As we can see, our classmates often do not know how to choose useful educational games.

At analysis of parent questionnaires we got the following results:

100% of parents believe that their child likes to play computer games.

When listing the games that the child plays, parents indicated only 2 games that did not correspond to their age (recall that the children indicated 7 such games). We came to the conclusion that parents often do not know what games their child is playing.

67% of parents believe that computer games are harmful. Among the comments most often came across the following: “they spoil their eyesight”, “after games the child develops aggression”, “spends little time on the street”, “study suffers”.

33% of parents believe that computer games are beneficial:

The child learns how to work with a PC,

Logic, attention, reaction develop.

Action-experiment "One day without a computer game"

After processing the results of the survey, we decided to conduct an experiment-action "One day without a computer game" in the classroom. The action was attended by 25 students of grades 2 to 2.

We got the following results (see diagram)

Those children who were able to endure the experiment (11 years) note that they replaced computer games with other activities: outdoor walks, board games, reading, communication with loved ones, help around the house, going to visit. The children noted how much they did that day.

The second part of the guys (4 students) admitted that they struggled with the temptation for a long time, “walked around the computer in circles”, “picked up the phone to hold”. Finally sat down to play. The guys could not find an interesting replacement for computer games.

The third group of our classmates (10 students) did not even try to fight gambling addiction. They commented that it was "too complicated".

Thus, we saw that some of our classmates got into gambling addiction.

Expert advice

We consulted the school physician on this issue. Svetlana Nikolaevna answered that computer games are more harmful:

Decreased visual acuity

Overloading of the joints of the hands,

Influence on the fragile psyche,

Children spend little time outside.

Svetlana Nikolaevna also advised to observehygiene when working on a computer:

Rest every 15 minutes.

Do exercises for the eyes.

Do exercises for the whole body.

Ventilate the room.

Do self-massage of the neck to improve blood circulation in the head.

Do not sit at the computer for more than 1 hour a day.

Don't play before bed.

With a question of interest to us, we turned to the computer science teacher Olga Vasilievna. She believes that computer games are harmful, especially she singled out such a problem as “gaming addiction”.

Thus, we see that experts note mainly the harm from computer games.

Analysis of results

Our hypotheses were not fully confirmed. It cannot be said that computer games bring only harm or only benefit. The impact of computer games on children is ambiguous. Someone develops logical thinking, memory, and someone forgets about the surrounding real world in the game.

After analyzing all the collected data, we came to the followingconclusions:

In modern life there is a place for computer games.

There must be reasonable adult supervision.

Games must be age appropriate.

Choose games that develop, logical, educational, intellectual.

Do not forget that in life there are interesting exciting activities: hobbies, reading, walking, communication, creativity, sports.

Conclusion

We think that our work was useful for our class. At the very next class hour, we will definitely share our achievements with our classmates. Now we will carefully choose games, pay attention to age restrictions, to the genre of the game.

The use of computer games allows: much easier and faster to develop memory, attention, imagination, the ability to find patterns. At the same time, we learned about the harmful effects of such games. Recent studies by scientists have shown that it is not the computer itself that negatively affects the human body, but its incorrect location, non-compliance with time limits, age restrictions.

It is necessary to talk with the guys about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, physical education and sports. If all these conditions are met, the computer will turn into a friend and faithful assistant.

Thanks for attention!

Sources

How to protect your eyes when working at a computer: http:// constructorus. en/ health/ how- uberech- vision- pri- work- za- computer. html

A set of exercises for people who sit at the computer a lot: http:// answerkak. en/ health- beauty/ complexes- uprazhnenij- dlya- lyudej- which- many- sityat- za- computer. html

Gymnastics while working with a computer: http:// stolikus. en/ articles/ computer- gymnastics. aspx

Article "What is the harm, and what is the benefit of computer games?": http:// shkolazhizni. en/ archive/0/ n-7264

Seven video game myths: http:// www. vitamins. net/ rus-9234-0-0-2958. html%7 C

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Applications

Attachment 1.

Questionnaire for children "Computer games and I"

Do you have:

computer (or laptop)

the tablet

game console

phone with computer games

Do you like to play computer games? Not really

How often / for how long do you play:

all free time

about 1 hour a day

several hours a day

few times a week

seldom

What games do you like: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your responses.

Appendix 2

Questionnaire for parents.

Dear parents, we ask you to take part in the survey "Computer games-FOR and AGAINST".

1. Does your child play computer games? Not really

2. How often/for how long does he play?________________________________________________

3. What devices does your child play on?

 computer (laptop)

 Tablet

 game console

 telephone

 multiple devices

4. What games does your child prefer? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Do you think computer games are harmful or beneficial to your child (explain your answer)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for participating in the survey.

Appendix 3

Reminder when working with a computer.

1. Spend at the computer no more than one hour a day.

2. Take breaks and gymnastics for the eyes.

3. Eye exercises: Look at your finger for 10 seconds. 10 seconds per tree outside the window. Repeat 2-3 times. Close your eyes and turn your head left and right, up and down, towards your shoulders. Close your eyes tightly for 10 seconds, open your eyes wide for 10 seconds. Repeat 2-3 times.

4. Be sure to do some kind of active sport.

Appendix 4

Gymnastics while working on a computer for the whole body

Appendix 5

Charging for the eyes while working on the computer

Computer and video games are one of the favorite "targets" of teachers and parents when you need to find out who is to blame for all the troubles of a child. He is nervous a lot, sleeps little, studies poorly - where to look for the cause? Of course, in computer games! Is it really so? Should children be allowed to play? Or can you leave access only to games of specific genres? How to control a student so as not to spoil relations with him? Teachers, parents and doctors talk about the benefits and harms of video games. The opinion of the director of the Foxford online school Alexey Polovinkin

I would ask: “Is it possible to ban playing video games?” Previously, children were forbidden to read novels, now video games have become part of popular culture. It is useless to forbid, because sooner or later he will start playing. Sitting and staring at a screen for hours on end is dangerous to health - that's a fact. But there is no scientific evidence that some games are more harmful or beneficial than others. An elementary school student can play games that are popular among their peers, if they want to, of course. In online team battles, children communicate, defeat enemies together. For virtual merit, the child receives the respect of peers in the real world.

If the game is important, you should not ban it, but time needs to be dosed.

Set the rules while respecting the child's needs. Let's say a battle lasts 2 hours and 40 minutes, and you only allow one hour a day to play. If you forbid participation, the child will let the team down, get angry at you and be upset for a long time. In this situation, it is better to agree that he receives these three hours in advance for the next two days.

Another student is indifferent to the outcome of the game, then he will easily turn off the computer - a flexible approach is needed. If you are interested, ask to show and tell about the game process. Do not criticize if all this seems nonsense to you.

Play together if you both want to. If not, let the child act independently, at least in the virtual space.

In addition, a sociable student will meet children from different countries and improve their spoken English. And someone will be interested in the other side - they will want to come up with scripts, write codes and develop game design. Opinion of a pediatric ophthalmologist, head of the Yasny Vzor Children's Eye Clinic, Anna Alekseevna Nikitina

Computer and video games lead to the development of myopia in children. The reason is excessive visual loads at close range, which are exacerbated by:

flickering and glowing of the screen;

focusing on small moving objects;

focusing time without switching near-far more than 15-30 minutes;

early passion for games: the earlier the child began to play, the more his visual system is no longer prepared for the load and the higher the risk of developing myopia, asthenopia (discomfort and fatigue that quickly sets in with visual load at close range).

In addition, immersing a child in a virtual world distances him from the real world.

If avoiding video games is not possible, create conditions:

get a computer with a big screen;

observe the distance to the screen - at least 40 cm, the distance must be strictly fixed;

ensure proper lighting: the light is bright, but not blinding, for a left-hander it should fall on the right, for a right-hander - on the left;

watch the posture of the child, curvature in the spine can provoke the development of myopia.

Limit your computer time to no more than 20 minutes a day.

The opinion of the mother of two children and children's writer Olga Mitkina

I think that computer games for children are great, but there are a few restrictions. Children before school do not really need them, because there are so many interesting and unknown things around that they are not at all up to playing on the computer. In addition, it is very difficult for the baby to sit in one place. However, from the age of 6, computer games can benefit the child. For example, my son had trouble concentrating before school.

We bought him a CD with mindfulness games. It increased significantly over time.

Second example. My daughter had difficulty with math. We registered on a training site where you can train in mathematics in a playful way. After such games, she began to like the subject.

At a young age, you need to play with the child, because he may have technical difficulties that he cannot cope with without the help of his parents. An older child can already deal with a computer on their own. It is only necessary to set the rules for communicating with the gadget in advance: at least the time that can be spent playing games. Or another: if a child gets bad grades at school, then the hour of the computer game is cancelled. This is very motivating to practice.

Another limitation is the lack of computer games with elements of violence.

For example, my daughter loves games where you have to choose a character and take care of him: water, feed, put to bed, dress. I notice that she likes games with design elements, that is, where you need to equip your house and rooms, invent styles for dresses and other clothes. Who knows, maybe this unpretentious game will inspire her to choose a profession in the future. Opinion of Questime management company Ksenia Timofeeva

From the position of the manager of a live quest company, I will say that teenagers “living” in virtual reality lose their main skill today - the ability to communicate socially. As a rule, they are closed and difficult to converge with people. In games, our masters often encounter this problem, and only by the middle of the quest, such players are fully involved in interacting with other players.

Therefore, my advice is to limit the time of immersion in "virtuality", if it can not be excluded altogether.

Instead, let the parents communicate with their child, spend joint holidays with or without reason.

The game in any form is the acquisition and consolidation of new knowledge, skills and abilities. Games and children are two pieces of the same puzzle. Getting a child interested in natural sciences, instilling knowledge from the basic school curriculum becomes a huge problem when there is such a big temptation in the form of a smartphone and a computer. Just with the help of educational computer games, programming and educational Internet sites, you can instill in children the understanding that a computer is not only “toys and entertainment”, but also a useful educational tool.

Without a doubt, children should be allowed to play computer games, but they should not be given complete freedom of action in choosing games.

For example, various arcades, platform games often require unprecedented thinking abilities from the player, and this type of game is not only for entertainment, but can also help the child develop a good reaction and improve logical skills. The strategies often reflect the real political and world events of the past years, and it is obvious that the child will be interested and informative to take part in them, thereby supplementing his knowledge gained in the history lesson.

However, before the age of 6-7, the child does not need to immerse himself in the world of a computer game, it is better to try to draw his attention to other activities: sports, creativity, reading, music, dancing.

The child should have the opportunity to try himself in different areas.

Older children can be allowed to spend some time at the computer, but it is important to do this in their free time and not before bedtime, with obligatory rest breaks and, of course, under the supervision of an adult. And if the parent also participates in the process, the child will be delighted.

Most fans of computer shooters, walkers and other toys do not think about their beneficial or harmful effects on our psyche. Or rather, they just don't care. The main thing for them in such games is the opportunity to relax, get distracted, stop thinking about difficult topics.

However, few of the players have not heard that such games are harmful to the psychological state of a person. Someone says that this is a way to escape from reality, some pay attention to the severe addiction that can arise if you play without stopping for a long time.

It is also noted that games are dangerous for children and adolescents, who, due to their young age and impressionability, no longer distinguish between the real and the fictional world.

Of course, like any other process, devoid of control, computer gambling can be really dangerous, in the sense that the addicted person becomes ill-adapted to the outside world. His performance decreases, he falls into depression, begins to feel that real life is meaningless.

However, if, while playing, a person remains the master of himself, does not lose himself, then one can even benefit from such an activity. First of all, some games develop the ability to think and reason. By solving problems in the game on how to build a city, protect it from enemies, get funds for food, a person learns to think faster and respond to changing circumstances.

In addition, the game provides an opportunity for psychological relaxation. This applies to a greater extent to "shooters", where you can "take your soul away." It is believed that games help a person gain new emotional experience.

So, there is also a benefit in such an activity. As for addiction, it will never occur in a person who has everything in order in life and in his soul. Even if a completely healthy person starts to play, he, most likely, will simply exhaust this desire at some point, and he will get bored with the game. So when an addiction occurs, you need to look for its causes, which means some disharmony in life or in the state of a person, which makes him use this method of escaping reality.

I would advise everyone who likes to play computer games to think about what you are looking for in the game, what you need it for before starting the “session”. This goal will become a kind of “charm” for you, which will not allow you to dive deeper into the process than you yourself want. And you definitely will not lose touch with reality.

Igor, 41 years old, engineer

A lot of computer games develop logic and spatial thinking. So you just need to instill good taste in your child. Let him play puzzles and logic games, show him them, collect a home collection. After all, a computer game is not necessarily some kind of “shooter” or “walker”. There are more intellectual entertainment! The same chess, for example. And why do you think that playing chess with a neighbor is good, but with a computer is bad? By the way, even elementary walkers will bring your child some benefit. At least he will learn how to use a computer. And without it in our time in any way. After all, you see, it is much better if a child masters a complex technique not from under pressure, but of his own free will. So I do not forbid my children to play. And nothing, their eyesight seems to be normal so far, they, thank God, have not turned into maniacs sitting at the computer for days on end.

Alexandra, 47 years old, salesperson

Personally, I always quarrel with my son because of the computer. I just do not understand what you can do with this piece of iron for so long. And so already the vision is minus 7, and he is all staring at this computer. It's no surprise that at 21 he doesn't have a girlfriend. Not only is he a bespectacled man, but he also doesn’t go out into the street - he can’t leave his toy in any way! In our time, young guys ran to dates and dances, and now they send e-mails to girls. Will they also have children via the Internet? So I don't think kids should be taught that. Then it will be impossible to take away the computer. It's useless to argue with mine now. This piece of iron is dearer to him than anything in the world! You should have seen how carefully he wipes the dust off her! Every speck will be brushed away. And if I ask you to wash the dishes, in response, only “Mom, leave me alone!”. In general, we somehow lived without all these computer games and everything was fine with us. And they fell in love, and got married, and had children. And now every second young man cannot find a girlfriend. And there are a lot of single girls. And all why? Because they don't meet. Everyone sits at home near the computer and does not show his nose to the street.

Vladimir, 39 years old, entrepreneur

I don't see anything wrong with computer games. Let the child deal with them better than drinking vodka in the cellars. And then I look at these modern teenagers, they sit on the street all day long. There, at our entrance every evening, companies gather. All drunk, each with a cigarette in his mouth. Do you think this is more useful than ruining the eyesight of a computer? I will speak from personal experience. As soon as I gave my son a computer, we immediately had much less problems with the child. Now, instead of walking in the evenings, no one knows where and no one knows with whom, he sits in his room. I'm not worried about him. The child is at home and under supervision. The wife, however, argues. He says that sitting at the computer for a long time is harmful, that this is how our son will lose all his friends. But personally, I believe that friends will not go anywhere and he will not die from a lack of fresh air if he spends a little more time at home. But I don’t have to worry every minute about where my child is now and call him on his mobile. By the way, we began to quarrel much less. Now the son himself, without any scandals and reminders, comes home at 9 o'clock in the evening. Before that, he had never come home before eleven, although every time before leaving I warned him that at nine in the evening a curfew began in our family. Just now the child has something to do at home. And, in my opinion, it's just great.

Pavel, 57 years old, technologist

Computer games turn our children into monsters. When a child shoots imaginary enemies all day and receives bonuses for this, the concept of what is good and what is bad is gradually erased from him. The game teaches him violence. He gets used to the fact that if you shoot someone, you win. And then translates these ideas into reality. That is why we have such a high juvenile delinquency. I would ban violent computer games. Or at least he sold them to people, starting from a certain age, when the psyche was already strong. Like alcohol or cigarettes. I do not argue, among the many computer toys there are good ones. Those who teach the child something useful. But, unfortunately, logic games are not so spectacular. And children are attracted by everything bright. As a result, all sorts of solitaire and tetris are a game for adults, and children prefer to play virtual war.

Anna, 32, accountant

What's wrong with computer games? I myself like to play solitaire from time to time or drive some balls. And I don't feel any discomfort from it. This does not mean that for the sake of a new toy I will give up all urgent matters or I will sit at the monitor all night. In my opinion, the talk that as soon as a child or an adult sits down at a computer, he immediately becomes crazy, who, apart from a mouse, does not need anything in life, is unfounded. If you think like that, then everyone who has ever tasted alcohol immediately turns into a chronic alcoholic. But it's not like that! Many people drink a glass of wine on a holiday and limit themselves to this. So it is with computer games. For most people, they just help pass the time. And Internet addiction develops in units. For example, I have many friends, acquaintances, work colleagues. They all have a home computer and they all play games from time to time. But among them there is not a single person who could not do without it. In children and adolescents, I think the situation is exactly the same. Well, the child plays from time to time, but he also has other interests! So let them play. Well, if parents are afraid, you just need to allocate a certain amount of time that, in your opinion, the child can spend at the computer. But in no case should you ban toys. After all, as you know, the forbidden fruit is especially sweet!

Svetlana, 30 years old, florist

Look around! How many fat children and teenagers! Previously, only adults and the elderly suffered from excess weight. Why would kids get fat? At this age, they must constantly run, jump, ride bicycles. But now the situation has changed. Instead of playing outside, the kids play on the computer. I think it's very bad. After all, health begins in childhood. And if a child at the age of 12 already has shortness of breath due to excess weight, and heart problems, and metabolism is disturbed, and his eyesight is spoiled, how will he grow up? By the age of 40, it will turn into a complete ruin. Why risk your future so much? To learn a new shooter?