Do you think there should be limits on how much time young people spend playing video games?
China announced this summer that children and teenagers can now play just three hours of video games a week. Young people under 18 are barred from online gaming on school days, and limited to one hour a day on weekend and holiday evenings.
Chinese government officials — and many parents — have long worried about the potential downsides of playing video games. Do you see any downsides? Do they worry you, too? Do you think there should be limits on how much time young people spend playing video games? If so, should the government make those limits? Should parents and families? Should governments set those limits? Should parents and families? Or should young people be able to make their own decisions on their own? Are Chinese government officials and parents right to worry about negative side effects from playing video games? Why or why not?
How much time do you spend playing video games? Have you ever experienced negative side effects? Do your parents set rules about how much you can play? If you were a parent, would you set rules?
The U.S. government already prohibits young people from drinking alcohol or smoking. Should governments create limits the way China did to prevent children and teenagers from playing video games for too many hours? Why or why not?
If the government doesn’t set limits, should parents and families do so? Why or why not? Is there an age when a young person should be mature enough to make their own decisions about how much time they spend playing video games? If yes, what is that age, and why?
Chinese government officials — and many parents — have long worried about the potential downsides of playing video games. Do you see any downsides? Do they worry you, too? Do you think there should be limits on how much time young people spend playing video games? If so, should the government make those limits? Should parents and families? Should governments set those limits? Should parents and families? Or should young people be able to make their own decisions on their own? Are Chinese government officials and parents right to worry about negative side effects from playing video games? Why or why not?
How much time do you spend playing video games? Have you ever experienced negative side effects? Do your parents set rules about how much you can play? If you were a parent, would you set rules?
The U.S. government already prohibits young people from drinking alcohol or smoking. Should governments create limits the way China did to prevent children and teenagers from playing video games for too many hours? Why or why not?
If the government doesn’t set limits, should parents and families do so? Why or why not? Is there an age when a young person should be mature enough to make their own decisions about how much time they spend playing video games? If yes, what is that age, and why?
