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Many children nowadays are learning a lot of things from video games because

they spend so much time with it. If parents guide their children while playing and

if they spend a some time with their kid

while playing video games, the kid may be

able to learn the right things from video

games instead of getting addicted to it. If a

child is cannot study, the first toy to be taken

away is the video game console together with

all the other types of entertainment.

Video games should be treated like a toy that

the parents and the children should enjoy

together and not something that will drive them apart. If you just bought your child

a console game or a PC, you should be ready to spend some time with your child to

make sure that he or she is guided when he or she is using the device. You should

also choose video games that your child plays with carefully because some video

games are better than others and some are not really for children but for adults.

Here are a few of the thing that children can learn by playing video games when

guided by adults:

It can teach them about strategy

Strategy is one of the most valuable things that children can learn from video

games. Your child should learn that, though strategies may seem similar, no exact

strategies will work perfectly in two situations. This can be achieved by playing

different types of video games.

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It can teach them about how valuable resources are

All video games have some sort of limited resource that should be conserved or

harvested. In juegos de matar zombies for example, the resources are coins and

sunflowers. You should teach your child to manage

these resources.

Video games can help them develop their work

ethic

Grinding on games is as difficult as grinding for

money in real life. It’s long, you sacrifice your time

but in the end you will be thankful for the times you spent perfecting your craft.

Video games can help them deal with defeat gracefully

Defeat and disappointment must be tackled at a young age. You can teach this to

your child by making defeat a source of motivation to become better.