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        Video gaming is clearly a popular form of entertainment were sales continue to increase year on year. Video games give your child a feeling of happiness or well-being, which she is a human psychological need, as well as the interactivity and the challenge and the rewards of winning, when he progresses through game levels. Video games are not bad or harmful if played within limits, do not go against your child or restrict them from doing what the likes. Instead, try to incorporate other activities into their lives constructively.

     It's likely that video games have both positive (on attention, visual and motor skills) and negative aspects ( bad effects on health , the wrong values and risk of addiction).

          When your child plays video games, it gives his brain a real workout.  In many video games, the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking.  These skills are not even taught at school.

In strategy games, for instance, while developing a city, an unexpected surprise like an enemy might emerge.  This forces the player to be flexible and quickly change tactics.

Action games, train the player’s brain to make faster decisions without losing accuracy. In today’s world, it is important to move quickly without sacrificing accuracy.

When a child plays a game such as The Incredible Machine, Angry Birds or Cut The Rope, he trains his brain to come up with creative ways to solve puzzles and other problems in short bursts.

Other games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Nintendo Wii Boxing, and games that use Kinect, give your kid a good workout. When playing these active games for 10 minutes, your kid spends energy equal to or exceeding that produced by spending the same amount of time on a three miles an hour treadmill walk.

The most well known simulations are flight simulators, which attempt to mimic the reality of flying a plane. All of the controls, including airspeed, wing angles, altimeter, and so on, are displayed for the player, as well as a visual representation of the world, and are updated in real time.Games that involve multiple players encourage your child to work cooperatively to achieve his goals. Your kid learns to listen to the ideas of others, formulate plans with other kids, and distribute tasks based on skills. Some online games are even played internationally, and this can introduce your kid to players of different nationalities and cultures.  This fosters friendships among different people.

            Video games can stimulate your child’s interest in technology, and can be gateway to learn technological skills such as coding or programming. Experts believe that parents playing video games with their kids can boost better communication between them.

        Long hours playing video games can makes your kid socially isolated.  Also, he may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework, reading, sports, and interacting with the family and friends.If your child spends all of his free time playing video games and skips meals or loses sleep because of excessive game play, a video game addiction can negatively impact his health, including obesity, postural, muscular and skeletal.