Family Tips

However, it is the opinion of psychologist Marina Nechaeva that computer games are not the only reason of this dependency: «Privacy in other reality where the player is the owner, and not the subordinate calms, gives self - confidence; in fact he (she) needs to prove anything to nobody. The lacks of attention, interest, indifference of associates are the reasons, which are necessary to understand before “treating” the dependence. Then you should find out a character of games. Does your son play shooting? It means he is most likely restrained in a daily life. Talk to teachers, he probably does not maintain friendly relations with his schoolmates. Does your son play logical games? You are lucky; he has a mathematical turn of mind. He probably studies at the wrong school. On the whole, attachment is not an illness, it is a symptom. It is important to find out the first cause. So, you should distract relatives and friends from a habit “to leave”.

By the way

The deterioration of physical health is the result of spending a lot of time in front of the monitor besides mental and psychological problems of the gamers. Numb of limbs and spinal curvature are usual diseases of gamers. To help an organism, experts advise:

do not put hands and a wrists on a table while typing;
do not straighten wrists and a hands during typing;
take a recess each 5-10 minutes;
eyes should be at the same level, as the middle of the monitor;
as soon as your eyes redden and hurt, stop gaming and don’t spend much time at the computer for several days.