The Future Generation: A computer freak perspective?

The computer is a part of the present, but the old teaching methods must not be forgotten or given away. A child needs daily interactions with other children, and his or hers life must not take place on the computer entirely. Parents are thrilled when their children learn to count or to distinguish colors with the online free games for kids, but besides the technical education, there is also an emotional one, which is just as important.

When are we allowed to buy the child a computer?

A child younger than 10 years can easily share the computer with parents. A child that uses the computer a lot to make homework since the 6^th or 7^th grade needs his own computer. Don’t buy a computer too soon, just because your kid likes to play online free games. At start, the child will play the educational games, but as soon as he will get bored, you will find him killing zombies in a violent +18 game.

What should you know about the online free games for kids?

You will have to know what the game is about, and what characters are present there. Their behavior is according to the education that you want to give to your child? Are the constitutive elements too intense? Is there a violent action? The only way to discover this is to play free online games by yourself, and to allow the child to play it only when you are sure that the game is perfectly safe for the child.

The online free games for kids are classified just as the TV shows, on categories of ages. Those must offer general information, but you are the ultimate decision factor when it comes to the perspective of allowing a child to play a game or not.

Pay attention to the ads included in those games. Here, the commercial products such as sweets and cereals are transformed in characters of a game. Be sure that the message transmitted to your child is a good one.

 What limits should we impose about using the computer?

It is a good thing that technology comes with rules imposed by parents, but there is a magical number of minutes that must be allotted to gaming. The parents must evaluate their own children and their behavior in front of the screen, before establishing rules. If a computer game or video game leads to an agitated behavior, then a time frame must be established. If you are worried about exposing your child to a game that is too violent, you must verify what your child is doing, and how well he assimilates what he is learning. Once you established time frames, you should make sure that those are respected. Make sure that the time spent for real playing is at least equal with the one spent by the child in front of the computer. Don’t make compromises, and don’t give up! Your child will always want more and more, but leaving him or her in front of the computer all day long is not exactly the best thing to do.