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Courtney Tverberg (FGCU): Children playing violent video games
I am the oldest of my cousins so I have seen them as they have been growing up. All the boys in my family play these video games like Grand theft Auto and games like that. I don’t think this is sending out a good message to our youth. There brains are still developing when these young children play games like these. Not only are these video games portraying a bad message but its also affecting there socialization. When these children are just sitting in front a T.V. they aren’t socializing with there peers and getting their social skills that are usually learned at a young age. A survey from www.huffingtonpost.com shows that 97% of children play video games. This doesn’t mean they are all playing violent games but there is a fair share out there that are. Also as the years go on the games aren’t getting any less violent. So I think what we should be trying to get our children out of the house and get them to socialize with each other, because if we don’t it might potentially tern into a bigger problem.
15. February 2010 at 23:28
Marietta Intro to soc. (fgcu): I agree
Growing up I was never allowed to have a video game console, but instead my parents urged me to play outside and to get involved in clubs. I was part of sports teams, Girl Scouts, 4-H, and active with my environment. Because of these clubs I learned valuable life lessons such as leadership, organization, time management and how to be social. Now, I find it easy to make friends and organize my time accordingly considering all I need to do. If I had spent my time playing computer games and video games I would not have the same character traits as I do now. I believe that it is the parent’s responsibility to get their child active and participate in their life. Without parent involvement, children will not grow up well rounded nor be as successful as possible. Honestly, I think that parents that let their children play video and computer games for hours on end are using it as a “babysitter” or an excuse to focus more on themselves verses their child.
25. February 2010 at 03:26
i dont believe that the game itself is influencing the child’s behavior but more so from the kids observations of other people (friends, siblings, parents) reactions to what is going on in the game. for example if a kid shoots a person in a game and his brother who is watching laughs they then being to associate that reaction with that emotion to an extent. But on the other hand if a kid has a game and shoots another person and their parents are responsible enough to say that it is not right and explain and talk about what is going on the child is probably more likely to not get things “confused” (ex: running people over is funny). Also if what children watch influences them that much then 99% of T.V. would be considered “harmful” to children mentally