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Disadvantages of Online Games

 Addiction

Video games are addictive if you keep playing them without any break. If
you do not have self-control over video games, you might get addicted
to the game. Once you get addicted to online gaming, you start to forget
your responsibility. Such as homework given by our school teacher and
daily house chores.

 Violent Games

All the games are not the same; games have different genres, some are
educational, and some contain lots of violence. Many games are
developed using violent content to attract adults, but kids can play
these inappropriate games without age restriction.

Getting exposed to violent content at a very young age can make kids
violent. Hence all online games are not good for kids. When your kids
start to play violent games, their emotional arousal increases, increasing
violence among kids.

 Health Problem

Spending hours on a gaming chair playing \games can increase obesity.


Likewise, other health problems that you can get if you play online
games for more than an hour a day are poor posture, eye problems,
carpal tunnel syndrome, and so on.

 Lack Academic Progress

Once students gets addicted to online gaming, they prefer gaming over
their studies. Change in academic performance is seen at first when
students start to get addicted to online gaming.

Many gamers procrastinate their studies, ignore their deadlines, and


continue playing games. Parents should let their kids play games only in
their free time and teach them self-control to limit this disadvantage.

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