Video Game leads to Weak Performance
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="hampers">hampers</span> <span word="students">students</span>' <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>.</p><p><span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hone">hone</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> -- <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="overdo">overdo</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="warn">warn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> 600 <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="child">child</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Celine">Celine</span> <span word="McStravick">McStravick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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