Games are a big draw for teens, and the game mode stimulates curiosity and encourages them to explore. It's a very addictive feeling. Chiyue education experts pointed out that the brains of teenagers are not yet mature, and the three views are still in the swing stage. Low self-control, if you add the rebellious phase, it is easier to immerse yourself in the game.
What are the symptoms of gaming addiction?
1. Short-tempered and irritable.
If parents try to prevent their child from playing games, the child will resist violently and show irritability, irritability. When you leave the network, you will feel lost, listless, and depressed.
2. Not interested in things outside the network.
After the child is addicted to online games, he no longer participates in group activities and sports activities as before, is not interested in anything in life, and does not like to go out.
3. Often ask for money.
The purpose of the game business is to make money, the rules of the game are full of tricks to let players spend money endlessly, children addicted to online games need more money to buy equipment, upgrades, etc., pocket money is obviously not enough, at this time will often ask parents for money, and some even steal their parents' bank cards.
4. Family indifference.
Many children are addicted to online games and live a life of black and white, and their family members may not see him for a day under the same roof. They are unusually indifferent to everyone or everything in their home, and are only immersed in the virtual world.
5. It is quite unreasonable.
Tell him that he broke his mouth, he also went in the left ear and out of the right ear, no matter how obvious and easy to understand the truth you said, for the child, he refused to accept it.
What should I do if my child is addicted to games?
1. Do a good job of guiding.
When facing children playing online games, you need to be calm, not too irritable, and help children build a positive and benign interactive relationship. In addition, parents should not only pay attention to their children's grades and rankings, but also use online games as a bridge to build a harmonious parent-child relationship in the face of their children's games.
2. Accompany and communicate more.
Whether it is a mother or a father, it is important for children to take time to give their children a certain amount of companionship. Parents give their children more communication and exchanges, and only the companionship based on effective communication is the real companionship. Studies have shown that children who are generally addicted to online games do not like to communicate and do not like to communicate with the outside world, so parental companionship and communication can help children get out of games.
3. Replace blocking with sparseness, so that children can return rationally.
Moms and dads may have experienced that no matter how you change the password of an electronic device, within three days, the child will always have a way to untie it. A large number of facts have also proved that it is almost impossible to ban games by preventing children from surfing the Internet, or even keeping children near computers, because our lives are inseparable from computers and the Internet. Therefore, we should change our thinking, effectively manage our children, and turn reactive into active.
4. Let children understand the dangers of being addicted to games.
Today's children are exposed to a wide range of information, pay special attention to their physical and mental health, and ask their parents to take them to the doctor as long as they feel a little uncomfortable, which is the right way to protect themselves. Therefore, parents can find authoritative data and information to inform their children about the dangers of addiction to games. I believe that children can be vigilant.