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CUMPUTER CAMINC
ADDICTIUN
W Meanlng
W SympLoms
W oslLlve LffecLs
W negaLlve LffecLs
W 1he LnLerLalnmenL SofLware 8aLlng 8oard
(LS88)
W 1lps on managlng your chllds medla
consumpLlon
MEANINC
W Ildeo game addlcLlon or more broadly vldeo game overuse
W lL ls excesslve or compulslve use of compuLer and vldeo
games LhaL lnLerferes wlLh dally llfe
W laylng compulslvely lsolaLlng Lhemselves from famlly and
frlends or from oLher forms of soclal conLacL and focus
almosL enLlrely on lngame achlevemenLs raLher Lhan oLher
llfe evenLs
MPTUM
sychologlcal SympLoms
MosL nonschool hours are spenL on Lhe compuLer
or playlng vldeo games
lalllng asleep ln school
lalllng behlnd wlLh asslgnmenLs
Worsenlng grades
ylng AbouL CompuLer or Ildeo Came use
Chooslng Lo use 1he CompuLer or lay Ildeo
Cames 8aLher 1han See lrlends
uropplng CuL of CLher Soclal Croups (clubs or
sporLs)
8elng lrrlLable When noL laylng a Ildeo Came or
8elng on Lhe CompuLer
W hyslcal SympLoms
W Carpal 1unnel Syndrome
W Sleep ulsLurbances
W 8ackaches or neck Aches
W Peadaches
W ury eyes and lallure Lo eaL 8egularly or neglecLlng
ersonal Pyglene
PUITIVE EFFECT
W lollowlng lnsLrucLlons
W roblem Solvlng and oglc
W Pandeye CoordlnaLlon llne MoLor and SpaLlal Skllls
W 8esource ManagemenL and oglsLlcs
W MulLlLasklng SlmulLaneous racklng of many shlfLlng varlables and
managlng mulLlple ob[ecLlves
W Culck Lhlnklng maklng fasL analysls and declslons
W 1eamwork and cooperaLlon
NECATIVE EFFECT
W Ilolence and Aggresslon
W LffecLs Academlc AchlevemenL
W 1each Wrong Ialues
W 8ad PealLh LffecLs
Tbe Entertainment [Xtware Rating
B[ard {ERB]
W 1he LS88 ls a selfregulaLory body esLabllshed ln 1994 by
Lhe lnLeracLlve ulglLal SofLware AssoclaLlon (luSA)
W lL 8aLes all Lhe compuLer Cames
W lL conslders Lhe amounL of vlolence sex conLroverslal
language and subsLance abuse found ln a game
CATECURIE UF RATINC
W Larly Chlldhood (LC)
W Lveryone (L)
W 1een (1)
W MaLure (M)
W AdulLs Cnly (AC)
Tips [n Managing [ar Cbilds
Media C[nsampti[n
W now Lhe raLlng of Lhe vldeo games your chlld plays
W uo noL lnsLall vldeo game equlpmenL ln your chllds bedroom
W SeL llmlLs on how ofLen and how long your chlld ls allowed Lo play
vldeo games
W MonlLor all of your chllds medla consumpLlon vldeo games
Lelevlslon movles and lnLerneL
W Supervlse your chllds lnLerneL use Lhere are now many vldeo
games avallable for playlng onllne
W Share wlLh oLher parenLs lnformaLlon abouL cerLaln games or ldeas
for helplng each oLher ln parenLlng
PUINT CUVERED
W Meanlng
W SympLoms
W oslLlve LffecLs
W negaLlve LffecLs
W 1he LnLerLalnmenL SofLware 8aLlng 8oard (LS88)
W 1lps on managlng your chllds medla consumpLlon