{"id":1013,"date":"2022-03-29T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2022-03-29T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:37:00","slug":"video-gaming-instill-violence-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/2022\/03\/29\/video-gaming-instill-violence-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Does\u00a0Video Gaming Instill Violence in Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/violent-video-games-create-aggression-but-they-do-cause-kids-to-commit-081415?print=true\">Healthline<\/a>\u00a0states a consistent relationship between violent video game use and aggression. Specifically, video game\u00a0rage\u00a0decreases the following in the gamer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prosocial behavior<\/li>\n<li>Empathy<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity to aggression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the flip side, a recent study published in the\u00a0<em>Journal of Economic Behavior &amp; Organization<\/em> of boys aged 8 to 18 who played violent video games found no evidence that the boys&#8217; violence against other people increased after playing a violent video game.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; which is it?<\/p>\n<p>There are no clear-cut studies. However, parents should have limits on what their children play. Here are eight practical tips.<\/p>\n<h2>Make Video Gaming a Positive Part of Your Child&#8217;s Life<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Get familiar with a video game&#8217;s content before allowing your child or teen to buy it, download it, or play it on- or offline. <\/strong>As a parent or caregiver, you may not always realize video games&#8217; content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the Electronic Software Ratings Board (ESRB) ratings. <\/strong>Thousands of video games are available at retailers on and offline. This makes it hard to pinpoint the content of each one. Instead, check the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esrb.org\/\">ESRB ratings<\/a>, the video game equivalent of movie ratings. These are a great starting point for choosing appropriate games for your family.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timothydimoff.com\/files\/2016\/06\/Video-Gaming-Ratings.png?resize=500%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"video gaming, video game ratings\" width=\"500\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timothydimoff.com\/files\/2016\/06\/Video-Gaming-Ratings.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timothydimoff.com\/files\/2016\/06\/Video-Gaming-Ratings.png?resize=300%2C96&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a media plan for your family. <\/strong>Playing video games can crowd out time for essential activities such as exercise, playing outside, reading, or doing schoolwork. Using screens close to bedtime can also disrupt sleep patterns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider setting a kitchen timer\u00a0for <\/strong>how long your kids can play video games. When your kids hear the timer go off, gaming time is over.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/tools-for-parents\/parental-controls\/\"><strong>parental control features<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on your family&#8217;s game consoles, computers, and smartphones. Some allow you to restrict certain types of content by age, for example, and schedule time limits for play sessions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communicate with the parents of your child&#8217;s friends<\/strong>\u00a0about the rules you set for your child.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep gaming in the common family area.<\/strong>\u00a0Just as you do when they&#8217;re using the internet or watching TV, keep an eye on your kids while they&#8217;re playing video games. Consider making any handheld gaming consoles family property rather than each child&#8217;s own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try video gaming yourself.<\/strong>\u00a0Playing a video game with your child or teen will expose you to the terminology of their world. Multiple player video games also allow your entire family to play together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Tim Dimoff does not think it&#8217;s wise to regularly let your children read, write, view, or play video games with violent themes.\u00a0On the contrary, keeping a life-balance situation will help reduce violence in the next generation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does video gaming lead to aggressive behavior, especially with children and teens under 18 years old? 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