A Powerful Influence There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are ________ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be ________ to their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time ________ their computers? Obviously; if children are bent over their computers for hours, ________in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her ______ that it wont interfere with homework. If the child is not ______to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic ______ dealing with a childs use of the Internet is not much different from ______ any other soft of bargain about behaviour. Any parent who is ______ alarmed about a childs behaviour should make an appointment to ______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not ______ affect a childs performance at school. Even if a child is ______ crazy about using the Internet,he or she is probably just ______through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about! 1. A always B rarely C never D ever |