It is a fact that more and more young boys and girls play violent video games nowadays. Parents buy video games for their children sometimes without knowing how bad these games are. It is clear that violent video games badly affect our children. They can increase children’s aggression. Children get into fights at school and sometimes they fight with their own brothers and sisters inside the home. This is all because children are too young to understand the dangers.
One mother said she stopped buying violent video games for her children because she saw that they started to fight more. They also spent hours and hours playing and not doing any homework for school. Video games taught children that the more people you attack, the more points you get. You don’t win if you don’t attack others. This is wrong.
One man says that video games teach children to become selfish. They don’t share things with other children. Video games teach children it is OK to attack or kill others. It is also OK to use bad language when you talk to others. You don’t go to prison if you kill or attack someone. There is no punishment.
One doctor says parents need to do something to stop their children from using violent video games. Parents should limit the time their children play video games. They should stop them from using bad language. They should punish children if they become aggressive towards others. Parents should know their children better and spend more time with them. They should help their children when they choose video games and see if they are good for them or not. Parents should talk to other parents and see what they think about video games. They can learn from others’ experiences. Parents should put the games in a public family place and not in the children’s bedroom.
One mother says that video games are good for children. Video games make her children learn new skills. They are inside the home when they play so she can make sure they are safe. She says that children’s fighting is part of growing up. No one can stop it. Children should learn to defend themselves if anyone attacks them. Children know that the killing is not real. A video game is like a cartoon that children enjoy watching. She also says that playing violent video games is OK because everyone loves it. Parents will not pay up to $100 per game if it will teach their kids bad things. What do you think? Do you think this woman’s opinion is good or bad?
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It is a fact that more and more young boys and .................... play violent video games nowadays. Parents buy video games for their ........................... sometimes without knowing how bad these games are. It is clear that violent video ...........................badly affect our children. They can increase children’s aggression. Children ............................ into fights at school and sometimes they fight with their own brothers ...................... sisters inside the home. This is all because children are too ...................... to understand the dangers.
One mother said she stopped buying violent ..................... games for her children because she saw that they started to fight more. They also spent hours and ....................... playing and not doing any homework ................... school. Video games taught children that the more people you attack, the more points you get. You don’t win if you don’t ...................... others. This is wrong.
One man says that video games teach children to ....................... selfish. They don’t share things with other children. Video games ..................... children it is OK to attack or kill others. It is also OK to use bad language when you ..................... to others. You don’t go to prison if you kill or attack someone. There is ............... punishment.
One doctor says parents need to ................... something to stop their children from using violent video games. Parents should limit the time their children play .................. games. They should stop them from using bad language. They .................... punish children if they become aggressive towards others. Parents should know their children better and spend more time with them. They should ..................... their children when they choose video games and see if they are good for them or not. Parents ...................... talk to other parents and see what they think about video games. They can learn ........................ others’ experiences. Parents should put the games in a public family place and not in the children’s bedroom.
One mother says that video games ............................ good for children. Video games make her children learn new skills. They are inside .......................... home when they play so she can make sure they are safe. She says that children’s fighting is ........................ of growing up. No one can stop it. Children should learn to defend themselves if .......................... attacks them. Children know that the killing is not real. A video game is like a cartoon that children .................... watching. She also says that playing violent video ..................... is OK because everyone loves it. Parents will not ..................... up to $100 per game if it will teach their kids bad things.What ....................... you think? Do you think ......................... woman’s opinion is good or bad?
