| My aunt inspired this article. What she used to do, is | | | | engaged and away from getting into trouble. But too |
| that she used to leave her 7 year old son before an | | | | much play without any breaks can be bad. If left |
| online arcade website with some food and drinks by | | | | alone, a child invariably keeps playing and doesn't take |
| his side and then went on with her daily outdoor | | | | breaks. Just as well, a child should have fun, but the |
| routine. I presume there are a few other parents like | | | | fun shouldn't lead him to be lonely and alone. |
| her in the world. | | | | It shouldn't replace his social interaction with other |
| Now, what's wrong with her? She thinks of an online | | | | persons. Every kid needs to interact with other |
| arcade site as a babysitter, someone to engage and | | | | persons; this will help him in learning various social |
| keep her kid entertained and out of trouble while | | | | lessons such as how to interact with other people. |
| she's away for short periods. Well, what's wrong with | | | | Oh and keeping food and drinks near a child playing |
| what my aunt's line of thinking? | | | | arcade games doesn't mean he will feed himself. |
| An online arcade site seems to fulfill many of the | | | | Sometimes he may forget to eat and drink, as he |
| functions that a babysitter seems to, at the first | | | | plays one fun game after another. This can lead to |
| glance. It engages a child and keeps him happy and | | | | health problems, due to not eating at proper times or |
| entertained. It keeps him out of trouble, as the child | | | | not eating food at all. |
| will be busy playing game after game and so has no | | | | So if you are a parent and you think that an arcade |
| time to run around and cause havoc. | | | | site can replace a babysitter, think again. It'll be better |
| This line of thinking certainly has its merits. An online | | | | for you and your child to have a person looking over |
| arcade site is addictive fun indeed. It can engage and | | | | your child and interacting with him. Let him have fun |
| entertain anyone let alone a child, as long as need be. | | | | with an arcade site, but not at the cost of other |
| There are lots of varied and very interesting games | | | | important things. |
| on these sites. | | | | An online arcade site is good, but don't see it as |
| An online arcade website can challenge a child in | | | | replacement for the human aspect that every child |
| many ways and keep him happy. But everyone must | | | | should have in his life. Oh and about my aunt, she no |
| take breaks once in a while from the computer. A | | | | longer leaves her kid alone with an online arcade site, |
| babysitter attends to a child's every need and keeps | | | | to fend for himself because I showed her this article |
| him safe. | | | | a few days ago. She is a bit embarrassed, but |
| Arcade sites satisfy the fun aspect, keep the kid | | | | thankful for the "nudge" in the right direction. |