Are violent video games dangerous for children

Well, in some way they can be. They can make your child violent because, if they're young they tend to play the games a lot. The child would think it is okay to do what the game was doing.

Answer 2

NO they do not, it is caused by the parents cause they re not good at taking care of their child. And their bad at parenting is the cause.

Answer 3

Not as long as they have good parental guidance. I've been playing violent video games since I was eight, but I would never start a fight with anyone. I still wouldn't let a small child play a game like Prototype, killzone 2, resistance 2,or left 4 dead one and two without supervision. Those games are tons of fun, but are very gory. All four feature bashing people or zombies to death amid lots of spraying blood and occasionally exploding bodies which shower the landscape in intestines and organs. If you're a parent, you should know that video games affect some people differently than others. It's genetic. Some people are naturally more inclined to be violent. Some aren't. All kinds of violent media can be dangerous in the hands of certain people.

Answer 4


MIT Professor Henry Jenkins in an article entitled "Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked" states that According to federal crime statistics, the rate of juvenile violent crime in the United States is at a 30-year low possible due to the rise in popularity of video games and their use by juveniles. Additionally, no research has ever found that video games are a primary factor or that violent video game play could turn an otherwise normal person into a killer. The same article also debunks the idea that "Because games are used to train soldiers to kill, they have the same impact on the kids who play them."

Genetics (predisposition towards violence) is a primary factor. Secondly it's parenting. Good healthy parenting, allowing kids to express themselves to an attentive parent without fear of judgment from them is the key to raising healthy, non-violent kids regardless of what video games they might be playing.