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Peter asked in Social SciencePsychology · 1 decade ago

Would some body please answer me how video games are a bad influence on kids?

Plase answer me right now as soon as you read this question because I am about to get into an argument with the whole(wellllll almost all)family about video games addiction and violence.I'm want answers that are against video games not on it.Please no copy right I want 100% full opinion.Thanx.I'm so beat whoooo.......sign.XP

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  • drdr
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    desensitization to sex, drugs, and violence can lead to interpersonal problems and antisocial behavior

  • 1 decade ago

    Children learn about the world by experiencing it firsthand. Video games are, figuratively speaking, another part of the experience.

    I don't particularly agree that video games are a bad influence, but they certainly are some kind of influence. I don't look at video games negatively. I find educational value in anything I play, even the violent ones. Take for example Grand Theft Auto. You could always look at it as promoting safe driving. You wouldn't want to drive your car recklessly in real life and smash it up now would you?

    The negative influence that it has on younger kids is that they have very little experience in life, so they will take things from video games and associate them with real life. This is not always the case, however. It only seems to apply to a small number of cases compared to the world as a whole. Its something to look into.

    I hope my input helped with what you are trying to think about.

  • 4 years ago

    ok nicely your no longer lacking out on black ops 2 and there are much greater advantageous video games accessible, yet i choose to adress the problem that your mom thinks that video games reason violence. Its utter crap that the media blames videogames and thinks it is going to reason and style of psychological harm or habit. everybody with 0.5 a recommendations is familiar with that Cod is in straight forward terms a sport and could no longer bypass on taking photos sprees in genuine existence. Your mom is in simple terms looking out for you and is putting your terrific hobbies at coronary heart, yet regrettably has offered in to the detrimental propaganda the media is asserting approximately violent videogames. Arguing together with her approximately how she is incorrect won't resolve it, yet reassure her factor that this sport is undesirable for you. some factors to develop are, a million. What got here first, violence or videogames?, 2. The shooter had psychological issues 3. the information will unfold detrimental press on something on the subject of gaming. This technique will take a at an identical time as and you may desire to no longer have the skill to get the sport decrease back for a at an identical time as, yet it is your possibility to play different video games, greater advantageous video games. attempt video games like skyrim, fallout, or if its too bloody on your mothers and fathers, play highway fighter and shop looking. Mine craft is likewise a advantageous selection. i be conscious of your friends play Cod and you go with to play with them too, yet Cod comes and is going in some months they'll pass directly to a prior cod or the subsequent one. no longer something is everlasting, %. up new video games, and stable success.

  • 1 decade ago

    http://www.bukisa.com/articles/264441_what-is-wron...

    You always have to be certain the game is appropriate for the players maturity level. Some are too immature and copy bad things and some have addictive personalities and don't know when to stop.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Violence, sex, drugs. That's what most video games are all about, and kids will, perhaps not intentionally, see that as cool and as a way of being older and mature, because the video game designers promote it as just that; cool.

  • 1 decade ago

    Kids see violence, and vulgarity. They think it's cool, and a way of maturing. So in order to make themselves feel more important in the eyes of the taller ones around them, they say bad things and do bad things. It all depends on the individual child, how far they take it.

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