There are many times as adults or parents we can say what’s so good about gaming. There are other times where we can say Gaming is ruining children or peoples lives. But is that really true?
What Gaming Teaches Us
Gaming is more diverse than ever. Over the years, more and more people are getting into gaming due to the different games out there made for different people that anyone can play and because of this it has allowed us to be connected. One name that is worth mentioning is Max Lang-Orsini.
Max is a gamer who is on many platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo. Max’s content from the perspective of gaming entices his viewers and gives an insight of the game he enjoys and what he will be playing in the future. He brings out his emotions and opinions on what he thinks of gaming in general.
Communication
Gaming allows us to meet new people around the world. Stranger danger is still a thing, but we don’t need to expose our daily lives, meaning we can just talk about the common things and that being gaming. Gaming lets us talk about things you wouldn’t normally talk about and with the same age group from around the world.
Being Able To Talk To Friends
In addition to this, especially at a time like this where we are not able to go out and see our friends, gaming is a form of communication where people can meet and talk to their friends in online games. They can play the same game together in real-time and also have a conversation. This does help them improve their multi-task skills, but also helps increase their speaking and listening skills. Let’s not also forget the possibility where they can also make new friends throughout this too.
Interaction
Children from a young age are able to learn so much due to interactive games which is why children are also able to pick up conversations more and are then able to talk more fluently at a small age. And yes, at times they are also able to pick up trash talking but that is where we as responsible adults should help them to understand what is wrong and what is right.
These are just some of the good sides and there are many more. But there are negatives we should probably discuss. Max on the other hand as well as the various YouTubers out there have taken the negative into the negative creating child friendly content that children can learn and giving advice.
Online Games
Online games are good fun but it can also result in getting into games who may use vulgar language and that can affect children quite easily. But again we should be responsible and help them understand what they learnt is wrong.
Addiction
Gaming addiction is another topic that should be mentioned. Children more often at times can be found talking about games all the time and feel bad when they are not able to play or not for long. This can result in attitude or not wanting to do anything else and is more commonly found in boys than girls.
If this is the case, then you should bring things into their life that would help them understand. For example, in order to play a game they need to get good grades or not have been resulted in a telling off for having an attitude. If they have been good can they then play a game, this teaches them patience as well as a greater understanding.
Setting time limits would be beneficial but ultimately keeping the console, PC/laptop or phone out of their room in the night would be the best case scenario. Again, if they can learn the good and bad then that is a step forward for them in life. Kids will always learn stuff, good or bad from anywhere, so if they are to experience anything negative, teaching them that it is wrong would know what they experienced is bad and to not do it again to avoid the punishment.