Video games may be good for kids

VIDEO games, long trotted out as being the cause of every bad habit in children, may in fact be good for them. At least that is what a survey conducted by leading video game developer PopCap Games has found.

The results of the British and Irish academic study reveals the positive impact that playing video games has on bonding between parents and children who play together.

The study, by Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, reader in psychology at Goldsmiths University, examined how parents in Britain and Ireland used games to interact with their children.