online games by children

Online games among children is a cause of concern

@Sreekala (34312)

India

May 25, 2021 12:04am CST

Hello everyone. Hope all of your are doing good and best in your health. Due to this pandemic situation children are attending their classes online since last year. There are advantages and disadvantages for the same among school children. They are easily getting devices as handy for their online classes. The concerned part is most of the children are taking advantages and get involved with online games. Some children are using their parents payment method for playing online. Parents are not getting aware about this intially. Once they realize the loss of money from bank, it may be too late. I have come across two incidents recently among friend's circle. Parents got information only after loosing money. One boy used his friend's parents money (with the help of his friend) which made other complications. Regular checking of children's online activities must be done by parents. We can't trust children blindly as they too are getting this freedom first time. What is your opinion on this?

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@LadyDuck (459218)

• Switzerland

25 May 21

Parents should be more responsible. Staying online for many hours is very bad for children. They already have online classes now, too many hours in front of a computer is bad for their health. Online games are terrible.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

Parent's responsibility increases all the ways. They have to be vigilant and keep monitoring children's online activities.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

1 Jun 21

@LadyDuck Now due to this Pandemic children are staying inside, this may be another reason for spending their time online.

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@LadyDuck (459218)

• Switzerland

28 May 21

@Sreekala I agree, children must go out and play, not sit in front of a game all the day.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

25 May 21

Another problem is that children taking online classes aren't being supervised very well. They tell their parents the teacher isn't very good when the child is actually ignoring the teacher and playing online games instead of doing his classwork. Since the teacher isn't physically there, they can't do anything when the child ignores them.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

25 May 21

I agree with you. Since the camera is off teachers can't help either. Here also parents must act wisely. They have to supervise their children.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

@DaddyEvil Yes I do agree. Now lock down is going on so I am at home and can watch. Otherwise I too will be in office.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

25 May 21

@Sreekala A lot of the parents are at work though and can't supervise them.

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@cacay1 (83220)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Nov 21

Kids need parental guidance. Young minds are badly influenced by technology. Many makes technology, ugly so frustrating.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

30 Nov 21

True, children must be supervised by parents. When both parents are working then comes the problem.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

30 Nov 21

@cacay1 If the children are attending offline classes then they are off to school early morning and parents are free after that. In case of online class children's days are disorganized .

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@cacay1 (83220)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

30 Nov 21

@Sreekala that's a problem unless no cellular phone.

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@Rashnag (30594)

• Surat, India

25 May 21

Rightly said. They should be also made to understand the value of money and the gadgets given to them for studies. Many a times, children are not made aware of it

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

25 May 21

Yes, they also even don't know about the loss of huge money. Once they are caught they too become guilty about their mistake. What is the use of it then?

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

25 May 21

@Rashnag The only solution is to monitor them, either parents or by any house hold member.

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@Rashnag (30594)

• Surat, India

25 May 21

@Sreekala True indeed. The situation is worrisome

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@erictsuma (9726)

• Mombasa, Kenya

25 May 21

Yes I agree with you on that. We should monitor them very closely.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

That is the only way even though we can't do the same full time.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

1 Jun 21

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@erictsuma (9726)

• Mombasa, Kenya

28 May 21

@Sreekala exactly

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

25 May 21

Yes this is true because they are addicted for the game on mobile phones

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

25 May 21

Playing game for sometime is not bad but getting addicting is the dangerous part. If they given the payment information once, then it is easy for loosing money without their knowledge.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

25 May 21

@Starkinds This is also caused due to this virus.

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

25 May 21

@Sreekala right.

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@allknowing (130141)

• India

25 May 21

This surely is a concern but wonder if there are no locking devices for such games.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

I think there may not be any separate locking system for games. Honestly children have more knowledge about these than parents. Here comes the problem.

@Sreekala (34312)

• India

1 Jun 21

@allknowing (130141)

• India

27 May 21

@Sreekala Parents can always seek advice

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@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

25 May 21

The children need to be limited in playing them.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

Children are smart enough. They pretend to study or doing any class works but after sometime they cleverly started to play games.

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@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

28 May 21

@Sreekala I do agree with that so we need to be with them.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

1 Jun 21

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

25 May 21

It is a very hard time for parents these days. Not easy to watch them 100% of the time

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

27 May 21

Yes, it is not easy to watch them. Educating them about the dangerous side may be a solution but don't know about the result.

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@sathviksouvik (17989)

•

29 Oct 21

yes I agree with you. Now schools are opening in Kolkata from 16th october.

@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

12 Jun 21

I think parents should keep an eye with there children going online. Only Games are also dangerous for kids.