Harmful Impacts of Video Games to Children

According to Christopher (2010), parents tend to disregard the warnings of Entertainment Software Rating Board’s (ESRB) by continuously buying violent and graphic games for children. Whether the children are playing video games on a television, on a portable unit or on the internet, uncontrolled and excessive games can impact the life of the children (Laczniak, Carlson, Walker, & Brocato, 2017). Understanding the harmful impacts of video gaming on children would aid parents in making logical decisions of controlling adverse impacts of video gaming on children. This research, therefore, is developed to discuss negative impacts of video gaming on children. Harmful Impacts of Video Games to Children Danielle and Fry (2014) reports that video games have some positive impacts on the children. Increased aggressiveness is a demeaning sign since it makes children more aggressive and verbal with their parents and peers.

Adverse health effects. Video games are characterized by the sedentary lifestyle. The sedentary lifestyle may encourage the development of unhealthy lifestyle and poor eating habits in children. Excessive gaming has abilities to impact the health of the children negatively. Social Isolation and suffering relationships. Another negative consequence of video gaming is children spending more time in video gaming rather than playing outdoors. Anderson and Dill (2000) report that the responsibility of parents and elders is encouraging outdoor activities participation, but when they fail to monitor and control their children’s video gaming time social isolation results. Social isolation, also, can result as a result of elders and parents failing to introduce the children to the recommended games. Additionally, children playing video games are more likely to divulge from extracurricular activities such as writing, reading and participating in other sports (Laczniak, Carlson, Walker, & Brocato, 2017).