What Characteristics Game Addiction in Children and How to Cope

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Some time later, the child caregivers give more attention to children who prefer to spend time in the room playing games. Some of the game with a limited duration of play can be a means for stimulating a child, such as Education games. However, when children spend hours every day to play games, it is worth parents aware of new trends that may happen to any child, namely Game Addiction.

Children play games endlessly, ignoring the need for food and beverages, social contact with others, learning, and other needs.
How to detect a gaming addiction?

Here is a brief checklist compiled by Iowa State Researchers to help detect whether someone with gaming addiction. If there are 6 answers?? you can consult with relevant professionals to discuss and overcome addiction happens.

Things to note:
  1. Most of the time is spent thinking about playing games, learning about how to play the game, and wait for the next opportunity to play
  2. Along with the passage of time, the more time or cost (if playing in the cafe) is spent playing games
  3. Feeling not succeeded in reducing the time to play games?
  4. Feeling uncomfortable when trying to reduce or stop the game
  5. Playing games to avoid feeling uncomfortable, avoid others, or avoid problems
  6. Lying to family or friends about the duration of the time playing games
  7. Stealing money or time to play games
  8. Forgetting the daily activities such as eating, bathing, and changing clothes to play the game.
  9. Forgetting to learn and do the work for gaming.
  10. Getting a bad value for the exams because spent too long playing games.
  11. Ask parents or relatives the money to buy the game equipment (including CD games) repeatedly in a short duration of time.
How to overcome gaming addiction?

There are many ways a parent can do to overcome the addiction games. Limit the time playing games for children. The ideal maximum time is 1-2 hours per day. Provide alternative activities interesting and full of experiences for children. Parents should provide more time to engage in the activity or activities of children. If the tendency to addiction persist, please consult a professional.

References:
  • Bruner, K. & O. Bruner (2006) Â Playstation Nation: Protect Your Child from Video Game Addiction. New York: Center Street.
  • Clark, N. & Scott, PS (2009) Game Addiction: The Experience and the Effects. US: McFarland