In a quick throw of assessment, we always assume that a child who slumps the whole day with a
video game is a dumb-dumb. At least let's admit to that. That's an initial hunch without trying to be critical. Various studies even show that kids addicted to video games perform poorly in school. Well, in contrary, it also shows that higher retention skill and enhanced memory is attributed to exposure to video games.
This only goes to show that playing isn't necessarily bad. That video games is not always the antagonist of modern times. There are always the positive and negative effects. It all depends on the kid and the environment on how he'll cope with the visual spectacles of surreal
characters and plots.
For instance, when I was in grade school, I do better in abstract reasoning and mathematical problems. It's only now that I realized this flair to be the effect of being curious in observing while playing my virtual games. I also proved to be very creative and imaginative in solutions and approaches to conflicts in life.
Not all gamers are bums! What a child needs is not a hazy ridicule, but proper encouragement on honing other skills. Besides, the environment and exposure says a lot to a child's brain development. Watching Barney dance won't make him a valedictorian! We could only suspect what runs in their inquisitive minds at an early stage.
