These days, children tend to spend a great deal of time playing computer games. Some believe this is a beneficial trend while others think it is detrimental. Which viewpoint do you agree with?

Nowadays, many children spend a considerable amount of their 1time playingtime by playing computer games. While 2most peoplemost of the people, especially parents, think that this is a waste of valuable time and this time should be utilised for learning academic lessons or taking part in outdoor activities, 3very few people thinkvery few think playing computer games is helpful for children’s cognitive development. I firmly believe that children should play computer games 4, particularly brain games and strategy games, butparticularly brain games and strategy games but a balance should be maintained so that 5gamingit does not become an addiction. 6In today's highly developed technological worldIn the highly developed technological modern world, it is important for children to play computer games. Firstly, 7by playing computer gamesby doing this they can learn how to use computers and become familiar with new technology. Moreover, children communicate 8withto each other at school during the break and often discuss different 9strategies for a particular computer gamestrategies of some particular computer game. 10Not only do they develop their skills and knowledge such as 3D vision, imagination, and fantasy by playing those, but also computer game is the new modern way of leisure activity for young people, which help them develop thinking patterns, have friends online and build an online world. Many computer games are great learning resources and therefore parents and 11teachersteacher should supervise what type of games a child 12playsplay and how much time they spend on 13themthat. On the other hand, spending too much time on computer games might be dangerous for children. For example, some children may not do their homework because they become addicted to computer games and play 14themthose most of the time. Also, children have less face-to-face communication with their friends and families as they are busy with games. Furthermore, 15some of the youngest childrensome of youngest might even become aggressive as computer games expose them to violence and fighting. Therefore, 16adult assistance is neededthe assistance from adults is needed to help children to keep a balance between computer games and other 17essential activitiescompulsory deals. Spending too much time can be detrimental to the children’s health, 18particularly their eyesightespecially for their eyes. To conclude, a balance is required to ensure children are not 19playing computer games for too longplaying computer games too much and spending a lot of time in front of computers may lead to disadvantages in other 20areasarrears of life such as social 21interactioncommunications. However, playing computer games for learning and exploring new ideas can be a very effective way to 22enhance children's knowledge and imaginationenhance knowledge and imagination for children.