Playing video games is mainly a children’s and young men’s culture. Nearly a third of the top video games contain violent content. One of important negative effect of computer games that has been increasingly discussed in recent years is game addiction. Video game addiction is the use of computers and video games to change an individual’s mood.
Although video-game addiction can be a problem for both boys and girls, it is much more common in boys than in girls. As serious as video game addiction is, I caution parents not to overreact just because their children seem to be playing video games a lot. You can prevent video games from becoming a problem for your child by limiting their use in your household and being conscious of what types of games your child is playing.
