I grew up with video games and spent afternoons, evenings, holidays and vacations playing some form of them. This experience with video games came in handy when I worked retail. People came in looking for a console or a game to buy as a gift, and I was able to help them with their purchases.
Today, there are a lot more options for kids than there were when friends and I were running and jumping for high scores, but that was okay. The games we had were enough for our delusions of grandeur. Also, a special thank you to the good people at Nintendo for allowing us to download these games onto Nintendo Switch. Replaying these games are a great way to spend some time when I need to escape my Miracles of Christ.
Video Games are Fun
Video games are fun, but it’s important to keep everything in moderation. Too much of a good thing, and it stops being a good thing. Video games are a great example of that. While it’s great to unwind and decompress with a little of your favorite console, it’s important to make sure it doesn’t take up your whole day, or your whole life.
If you’re a parent, you already know this, and it’s very possible you have spoken to your child about this more than once. Video games are fun, but there are other ways of having fun, and trying those other ways can help you child develop healthy habits.
Brian Saviano knows what you already know, but your children haven’t quite learned and understood yet. Gaming can be fun, but it’s also important to do other things in your life. It’s important to have a social life outside of electronics and outside of your home. Social interactions are important.
Brian’s Obsession with Gaming
Brian has written “Pro Gamers Guide to Healthy Habits”. His book features a gamer name Brian who is committed to being, “the greatest gamer in the entire world.” Unfortunately, Brian isn’t very good at gaming, so he is prepared to practice all day and into the night to sharpen his skills and achieve his goal. As a result, he sleeps too late and misses half the day. In order to get energy, he eats candy and energy drinks. The sustenance is loaded with sugar. It gives him bursts of energy, but he soon crashes and he feels worse than he did before he ingested all of the sugar.
He feels sick when he crashes. Too much sugar is bad for you. Brian’s pet parrot, Pauly, reminds him how much sugar was in the candy he ate. No wonder Brian felt sick.
Brian is sick from the sugar he ate, and he feels bad because he regrets sleeping late and missing half the day. He really wanted to be a good gamer, but it’s not worth it if this is how he’s going to feel. Brian needs to make changes to his lifestyle.
Healthy Habits are Important for Kids
Gaming is fun, but it’s not fun if you’re in front of a screen all day. It’s not fun if you’re eating junk food the whole time. Spending your day on a couch isn’t healthy. For kids today, there are a lot of options when it comes to gaming and screens. These make it easy to lose track of time. As parents, we need to make sure there are other things to balance that out. Part of our jobs as moms and dads is to keep our children healthy. This includes monitoring screen time and making sure they get plenty of exercise.
If your child is spending too much time being sedentary, “Pro Gamers Guide” is a great read for them. It will explain why it isn’t a good idea for them to be on their rear ends all day. It will also illustrate the negatives of not being active and how much they will like being on their feet and going outside to interact with other human beings. There’s nothing wrong with gaming. It’s a lot of fun, but there are other ways of having fun. Brian’s book shows you those ways and how your children can accomplish them.
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