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"It is certain that internet allows so many exchanges and benefits. But how should we balance the tendency of so many young people who tend to replace real life and relationships by games and virtual relationships?"
It is certain that internet allows so many exchanges and benefits. But how should we balance the tendency of so many young people who tend to replace real life and relationships by games and virtual relationships?

It's inevitable that children of today will be interested in technology as they are surrounded by it more each day. For the lucky few, it may prove to be the gateway into a lucrative career while others may waste away hours, even days, playing online games completely detached from the outside world. The goal of parents should be to find a balance between the virtual world and the real world and expose children to all the opportunities available to them, even non-technology related activities such as sports and the arts.
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allyinscotland thinks: As much as I think it's vital that kids understand and can use all the technology available now, i think too many parents use playstations, pcs, etc as a way of keeping their kids entertained with minimum effort. Then they wonder why their kids are social misfits, unable to communicate basic emotions. My own kids use a pc and ps2, but they also play sport and we do things together as a family. Even coming from a one parent family, my kids are happy, well-adjusted, outgoing and have plenty of friends. It's noticable that the kids who spend all their time in front of a pc, are the unpopular 'geeks'. (my 11-yr old sons description). How can a child grow into a healthy adult (mind and body) if they sit in front of a screen all day??
(89% of 9 votes AGREE)
Galeno thinks: The virtual world won't go away, it's with us now, and it will be getting more sophisticated with time. We see it not only in ego-shooters and many other games, but also in historical reconstructions, 3D movies, virtual agents that teach and sell, and in innumerable scientific applications. The problems do not come from the virtual worlds, they sometimes come from thinking that virtual worlds are all there is to the world! Kids that have great online relationships sometimes forget that there are also wonderful real people out there! And some parents sadly lose all touch with their children. The mother of the Montreal killer Kimveer Gill said that she knew nothing about his hate-filled postings on the Web. As the previous commenter said, parents bear the very important responsibility of showing their children that there is MUCH more to life than what appears to them through the biased viewpoints of virtual worlds.
(75% of 8 votes AGREE)
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