Teach children creativity and problem-solving skills
Video games can happy wheels help children develop their brains. As he watched his son play a game, Dr. Cheryl realized he had to find, negotiate, plan, and try out different approaches to get through the game's many levels.
While there are many games that involve planning and problem solving, there are also games that require the player to customize the appearance of the character and develop new levels on their own, thereby allowing children to express their creativity. Based on a thorough study of the rules of the game, the structure of the game as well as new ways to highlight your interests and personality.
Inspiring to learn about culture and history
The content of certain games can encourage children to read and research. Some games make children more interested in world history, geography, ancient culture and international relations. With games of this type, children also learn more languages, content, good things for learning in the future.
Help children make friends
Contrary to parents, most children view video games as a social activity rather than as a standalone game. Video games create a common playground for kids to make friends, allow them to hang out and have some constructive time. In Dr. Cheryl's study, boys liked to play games with a group of friends with similar interests, and they were more likely to talk about games with each other.
Encourage movement
In Dr. Cheryl's research, game players (especially men) often talk about new moves, new moves on the basketball court, in skateboarding ... learned from video games about sports and then fell in love with sports in real life. One boy revealed to the research team: "In sports simulation games, you see the characters play very well. If you try to play in real life and keep practicing over and over again, you can play well. than". Research shows that playing video games about real-life sports increases time spent playing sports and exercising in real life.
Allow children to share the joy and competition
Competing for recognition and rewards is normal and healthy for children, especially boys. In a survey by Dr. Cheryl and his research team with teenage boys, most admitted to prefer to compete with others and win. It's the most common reason to play games.
Video games are a safe place to express a desire to compete and compete and can provide physically challenged children with the opportunity to compete and have fun with friends.
Give your child the opportunity to be a leader
When playing in groups, children often take turns taking on leadership positions depending on the specific skill required in that game. In research by Nick Yee of the Palo Alto Research Center, teenagers who played video games in groups felt they had acquired leadership skills such as persuasion, motivation, and mediation.
Provide teaching opportunities
About a third of the children surveyed said that they play games in part because they enjoy teaching others how to play. Some kids are praised by their peers for constantly figuring out how to work through difficult passages in the game and teaching it to others. This teaching helps children build communication skills, social skills as well as patience.
Bringing parents and children closer together
Dr. Cheryl recounted a recent story where she saw a 10-year-old girl teach her mother how to play a musical game with a remote that looks exactly like a real guitar. Incidentally, the game features some of my favorite songs from my mom's teen and college years. It made her curious and attracted to this game.
The best part is that the mother sees her daughter become a skilled guitar player and then shares her gaming skills back - a change of position between parent and child.
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