Many parents allow their kids to play online games as a bonus of their good behaviour. Others even allow them to play everyday on condition that they completed their daily homeworks. I do not think these are good ideas. I have seen many kids lost in their online world of games and virtual reality to the extent that the successful performance of the school kids depends on their ability to control their time in online games and chatting. Afterall, this is basic time management. If they spend more than a few hours online everyday, how much time is left for academic study and services?
However, it is a headache to teach the kids to control the time as they never seems to follow your instruction. Some parents will turn to other methods to cut off the online connections, as the example below.
I met a parent yesterday in a banquet and was chatting about computer softwares. When we touched on online games, he said he has to use a programme to control the online game time of his son. It seems to work for a while until he found from the log that his son can still access the Internet everyday beyond the normal allowable time period. He then found that his son has cracked the password of the Cyber Patrol software and can freely bypass it. So he has to find another software to control the Internet connectivity.
Other parents use even more drastic methods, such as pulling off the cable to the Internet and hide it away. Are you one of the worried parents? How many methods have you used to control the online connection?
My recommendation is to help the kid to develop a habbit to control online game time, the earlier the age the better. This includes strict rule not to run overtime, and restrict the game time in weekends only. The latter is necessary as the kids should not think of the online game during weekdays, therefore, have a better concentration in their book work. This is far better approach then do it later with all the controlling method.
Blessings.
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