Unfortunately, computer games, however, like games on a mobile phone and various consoles, often replace children with live communication and fun outdoor games. Why is this happening? How to distract a child from an electronic friend? Before answering, you need to ask others: how often do we, adults, pay attention to our child? Anxious about the eternal search for material well-being, we often forget how important communication with parents is for a child. Perhaps someone thinks that by making friends with a computer, a child has the opportunity to become a brilliant programmer. This opinion is erroneous: not every kid is able to give up entertainment in favor of serious activities, even if behind a computer screen.
Of course, there is no escaping children's enthusiasm for computer games. It is useless to fight this, but you can diversify the child's leisure time with no less interesting activities!
First you need to overcome your own laziness and unwillingness to change the established life. First, talk to your child, ask for help in any matters, whether it is sorting family photos or cooking dinner. At the same time, it is necessary to talk "heart to heart", tell stories from your childhood, ask your child for advice on certain issues. It will not hurt if you hold regular family meetings to sort out family problems and make joint plans for the weekend.
The next step should be joint walks, going to the cinema and theaters. And your child will certainly be delighted if you suddenly want to sign up with him in one section, be it football, dancing or swimming. It will not hurt to buy board games for the house and play more often with the whole family.
And most importantly, do not forget that by showing interest in the problems of our child, we will be able to establish a trusting relationship with him, thereby helping him to leave the virtual world and live a full life.
