Dealing,With,Teen,Video,Game,O computer Dealing With Teen Video Game Obsession
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While in some of our otherarticles we may sound as though we encourage obsession, we share aconcern over teens who tend to shun other interests in life in favorfor gaming activities to the point where they withdraw from society. Wewould never encourage this kind of behavior, and that's why we've takentime to describe some of the signs of game obsession and offer someadvice on how to deal with it.Recognizing the signs of teen gameobsession isn't as easy as one thinks. It always starts off as first,an interest, and it then starts to grow into an addition. The problemwith identifying the beginning stages of game obsession begins with theteen. By the time our children are 15 and up, they've learned somerather impressive debating skills. So when we question theirmotivations for repetitive game play, they may rebut our concerns withlogic and even make it a point to question our own flaws as parents.Since no parent ever really wants to admit a flaw, we can sometimescave in and convince ourselves that maybe 4 hours in front of a videogame isn't that bad. After all, we spend that much time at thecomputer, on the phone, or transmitting data back and forth between ourPalms, Blackberries, and Cingular cell phones. Be careful not to fallprey to the logical teen. Video games can be addictive and if the timespent playing them is not carefully monitored, they'll consumeeverything that a teen used to care about. The moment you notice yourteen's grades falling, homework missing, or social life starting todrop off, nip that game time in the bud. If you wait too late torestrict game time, you may experience pre-adult temper tantrums thatyou aren't prepared to handle correctly (cursing, breaking things,stealing, running away from home, etc.). At this point, the child isobsessed and will do anything to get his or her hands on a gamecontroller.Another sign of obsession is a behavioral change. A childobsessed with gaming will lose patience with things and with others, bequick to anger, and react to situations without fully thinking of theconsequences. If you've paid any attention to video and/or computergames, you'll notice that they require this kind of behavior to win orto advance to a higher level. It's unfortunate, but a teen obsessedwith this kind of violent gaming is literally being trained to react inthe manner described above. That's why it's pertinent that as an adult,you restrict access to this kind of entertainment and replace it withactivities that slow thinking (such as art, music, theater, etc.) andexpose your child to other non-violent pleasures (swimming, dance,skating, etc.).There are a lot of debates circulating around about theimpact that video games have on today's youth and some of it mightwarrant paying closer attention to. As a mother or father of a teen,you will do well with your teen's desire to "get his game on" bykeeping a close eye out for undesirable changes. Article Tags: Teen Video, Video Game, Game Obsession
Dealing,With,Teen,Video,Game,O