Detox clinic opening for video addicts - Yahoo! News (AP): "Symptoms of addiction are easy to spot, Bakker says. Parents should take notice if a child neglects usual activities, spends several hours at a time with the computer and has no social life."
Haven't we all known some kid who just spends - or would like to - too much time playing these games?
I remember tearing my son away from his beloved "screens" (TV, Nintendo, computer...), and getting him out of the house. Frequently, regularly.
Showing my age, but, I remember "going out to play", "going to play with a friend", "going over to my friend's house", "going out in the yard"... Back in the day we spent so much more time outside (and this was in Chicago, not in this nice weather here in SoCal). Also being physical - playing at the park, running, walking, biking, doing cartwheels, playing catch, outdoor games (remember tag and hide-and-seek?), sports... No talk of obese kids back then.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
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