Online Education And Games: A Blessing In Disguise

By Author: Vijay K Shetty
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Many parents today are agitated because their children spend a lot of time watching TV, playing video games or gaming online. They may be right to a certain extent, but, including some portion of time for children to play online educational and fun games can make a lot of difference in helping the child to build his personality. With some monitoring and guidance, parents can turn these games into a platform for learning with practical application of knowledge.

There are around 217 million online game players worldwide. So what exactly have these games got to offer, which is beneficial to children? There is no dearth of choices for the games that one wants for any age group ranging from toddlers to adults. These are of different dimensions like mathematics, vocabulary, science fiction, adventure, puzzles, crosswords, 3D, action, classics, cooking, fashion, art, brainteasers, racing, sports and the list never ends. There are several online gaming communities which are densely populated with people of all age groups.

Research shows that playing online games can help to boost memory, handle emotions, better cognitive ...
... skills and inculcate attributes in children like problem-solving, improves thinking abilities, vocabulary, coordination of thoughts and actions, confidence and stimulus, developing social skills, enhances creativity, multi-tasking, speed, team spirit and can also help in identifying areas of interest, which in turn can help to build a career and choose the right profession in later years.

In today's scenario, where education has become a business rather than a value creating industry, there are many non-profit organisations which have involved themselves with e-learning, to help fill in the gaps left by these institutions. The best part is, online games and e-learning sites are usually free and don't have any charges attached to access them. Due to this, it makes it possible for parents and children to access these on a routine basis, and insert these into the daily schedule for their kids.

An interesting fact is that, the right kind of online games, if identified correctly, have the potential of helping children cope with chronic illnesses. It has been found that parents can use their creativity and open doors to recovery in those cases which involve having to battle with cancer cells or managing dyslexia.

Of course, there is a notion that, spending a lot of time online will hamper reading habits, curb imagination and limit children to think and learn only within the limits of what is depicted or portrayed. It all depends on perception of individuals. The fact is that, some amount of time spent online productively can go a long way in helping to strengthen the academic base of children as well as sharpen their skills to face real life situations as well, which are replicated in games.

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