A young person handling a video game controller. (Illustrative photo: AFP)
Immersed in a parallel universe, sometimes for hours without interruption, children have become accustomed to playing online video games obsessively, unsupervised, and unaware of the effects it's having on them.Several Lebanese parents have spoken out on social media against the game "Roblox," which contains scenes that they have observed cause anxiety in their children. What risks do these games pose for minors and how can they be mitigated? L'Orient-Le Jour takes stock.Inappropriateness of games for minors' ageParents' primary concern is violence. "My eight-year-old son has become aggressive at school," says Nour, mother of two. "We discovered he was secretly playing fighting games on his cousin's phone and was repeating actions he saw there." More on this subject In Lebanon, minors...
Immersed in a parallel universe, sometimes for hours without interruption, children have become accustomed to playing online video games obsessively, unsupervised, and unaware of the effects it's having on them.Several Lebanese parents have spoken out on social media against the game "Roblox," which contains scenes that they have observed cause anxiety in their children. What risks do these games pose for minors and how can they be mitigated? L'Orient-Le Jour takes stock.Inappropriateness of games for minors' ageParents' primary concern is violence. "My eight-year-old son has become aggressive at school," says Nour, mother of two. "We discovered he was secretly playing fighting games on his cousin's phone and was repeating actions he saw there." More on this subject In Lebanon,...
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