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How do you overcome teenager's addiction from computer games?
Is it necessary to prohibit it at all?
How to limit the computer time?

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I recollect my own teen age. Computers were quite rare then but we had one. It was powerful enough to play games, and we did it. A LOT However after couple of years of active playing I lost almost all the interest in it and by about 14-15 I didn't play already So maybe it's the right way to do it - just allow and your child will overgrow it?

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I've played computer games since 7 years, starting with the primitive (tetris, card-games, etc.) and finishing with strategy-games, quest-games, RPG-games, fighting-games. Now I do not play them, but watching the modern game, you сan notice that they haven't much changed yet (exept better graphics and frills).
It would be a good thing, if the child has an alternative to computer games such as active street games, sport, art or other usefull hobby. Parents should help to find it.

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Absolutely agree with you! Games should not substitute all other activities. If computer games are just one of many things you child does - then I believe there will be no problems with it.

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Computer games can alter reality in a childs mind, they can think its normal or even fun to, for example, hurt people.

The computer games on the market today are so extreemly violent, and rated at Teen.

Parents should now what kind of games the child plays, and look after what the child is downloading.

Playing videogames are fun to play for a child, but as Victor stated: they should not be the only thing done, on an entertainment level.

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Exactly. Say your son likes to play NeedForSpeed, but you can also go to a go-kart track with him! Or he likes some RPG - try paint-ball with him. I am sure that having such experience any kid will clearly understand that real life is much better than any computer simulation.

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Agree with Patrick, computer games can become a real threat for the mental health of your child and consequences can be bad for kids' future. Parents should be very careful with that.