BENEFITS OF VIDEO GAMES FOR CHILDREN

Posted by Md Khann on December 13th, 2020

Beyond fun and hours of entertainment, and as long as they are used rationally, video games can bring many benefits to the psychological and cognitive development of children. 

They are fun, they keep them focused on what they are doing, they allow them to share time with their friends if they play online… Video games have multiple benefits for the little ones in the house and improve their psychological and cognitive development. Country of Games, a free online games platform that offers more than 20,000 games to entertain children of all ages, has created an interesting infographic about how the use of Christmas Games has favorable effects. We are going to go into some depth in this article.

01. Conflict resolution

Video games include different levels of difficulty with multiple tests to pass. On countless occasions, the child will have to face different possibilities –to continue down one path or another, use some characters or others, face one team or another …–. This seemingly simple decision-making and conflict-resolution process is fundamental training in daily life.

02. Fine motor skills

The small size of the remote control and the multiple buttons it has makes the child develop very sharp fine motor skills and that their fingers gain speed and mobility. Doesn't it surprise you how fast you can type on your computer?

03. Self-regulation

To prevent video games from becoming an obsession and avoid addiction problems, it is essential that parents establish minimum standards of use: it will never be played until homework is finished, you will not be able to use the console if there are friends at home, You will only be able to play for one hour each day ... It is above all this last rule that will help your child the most since he must learn to control himself when he wants to play and if he runs out of his “time quota” in one go or prefers to play one game in the morning and one in the afternoon.

These are the best free Christmas and Santa Games you can play online

04. Autonomy

When playing, the child controls everything that happens around him, he is the one who decides to play this or that level (as long as he has surpassed the previous ones), who chooses avatars, who develops the adventure ... These are small steps that will make him gain autonomy without having to permanently resort to “mom, what now? dad, what do I do? "

05. Visual and auditory stimulation

The multiple pulses you receive from the screen enhance your visual and auditory intelligence. Any detail that is missed can completely change the development of the game.

06. At the brain level

Video games affect the cognitive development of the child. For example, they increase brain size, improve spatial orientation, and increase gray matter. If you want to know more benefits at a neurological level, we recommend that you consult the complete infographic.