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There has been a lot of controversy over the video games that contain violence, nudity, sex, racism,  and provocative factors. Many experts believe that excessive playing of such games have a negative impact on the kids in all age groups. They say that the closeness to reality makes these games more provocative. These games have been blamed for the increased crime and violence among the kids. Now, on the other hand, some media experts say that video games are easy targets in today's society. They can be easily blamed for the current problems in the society. Till now there has been a lack of research to prove the direct connection between the aggression among the kids who play these games and the increased violence. Moreover, some positive effects have been found out in these kids like teal-play. Whatever the reasons and effects are, parents should study the behavior of their kids and then decide whether to stop kids from playing violent games online or not.

 

The Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and The British Medical Journal have found out conclusive connection between these video games and violence.

In 1976 came the Death Race, a game that started the new genre of violent games. This game created a havoc in the US. Games like Mortal combat were criticized heavily for the sheer violence they promoted. It was one of the most violent video games ever made. The game is still popular among many. Vice city was a game based on mafia theme. The ethnic groups like Haitian and Cuban refugees are used as characters in this game. This game also caused a great controversy. There were games in the past that were based on sexual references and nudity. Rapelay was a game that attracted harsh criticism, for it revolved around rapes. Eventually, the game was banned. Some games have been severely criticized for being the agents of behavioral issues in crimes like shooting in schools.

If your kid is small and have started playing simulation games, you must understand the basics of this industry and different license codes that define for whom the game is made. Below is the list of all the codes.

E: These games are meant for everyone. They have soft content.

E10+: These are meant for children above age 10. These games contain some violence.

T: These are meant for teenagers. You need to be careful about these games. Their may be some games that are too violent for a teenager.

M: This license is given to the games containing more sexual and violent themes

AO: These games are meant only for the people above age 18. Be careful about these games and check whether your kids are not playing the games in this category.

See if your kid's behavior has changed. Anxiety is a common problem in all kids; however, kids may not express it in a similar way. They may not express it at all. If your kid is getting violent when anxious, it is an alarming thing.

It is your kid. You know him or her better. Do not try to go against him or her if you find him or her playing violent games. If your kid is addicted to such games, at least try to keep a warm atmosphere in your home and give him or her ample of space and time to relax. Check out his or her other interests and try building on of those. Your kid may stop kids from playing violent games online on his or her own after some time.

You may not understand what your kid loves so much about a certain game. Well, do not try to shut it down. Let him or her play for a while. Love is important. It changes the person. If kids are vulnerable to violence, so they are to love.

Picnic is a best way to enjoy your weekend with your friends, families and relatives etc. Everything, from atmosphere, food, games need to be perfect in order to make your picnic memorable.

 

 

Even if you have good food, perfect location and soothing atmosphere, lack of good games can make your picnic a bit boring. Children can play any sort of game but for adults options available are really very low. So pack your picnic basket, collect your friends and make your picnic journey memorable.

 

Frisbee Golf: For all the male and female adults, this is the game that will not reject. To play this game, you need to have at least 4 bright color Baskets, enough number of Frisbees, a paper and pencil to write down the score. Place all the 4 baskets far enough so that you get plenty of space to throw Frisbees. Rules are very simple, just like you play in the standard golf game here too each player will get a chance to throw the Frisbee towards the basket. After each player has thrown it, continue to throw the Frisbee for the second time and keep doing this until all the players Frisbee landed inside the basket. The player with minimum number of throws will be the winner.

 

Mummy Wrap: This game is based on ancient theme of mummies. For this game, you need to have 3 or 6 rolls of toilet papers. Make two groups of 3 people each and give them roll of toilet paper. Two players from each team have to wrap the third member of the team with the toilet paper. Make sure that the person you are wrapping looks like mummy. The team that finishes first and has wrapped the paper perfectly will be the winner. In order to select the winning team you can take vote of all the other non participating members who by seeing the wrapped up mummies can cast their vote.

 

Pie in the Face: This is a very interesting game and to win this game one has to be very fast at eating. You need few pie pans, limited round paper. Write a word on a round piece of paper and put it into the pie pan. Fill your pie pan either with pie or white cream to give it a pie look. As the whistle blows, participants have to eat through the cream in order to reach the word. The person who reads the word first will be the winner. Make sure that any of the participants does not use their hands.

 

Charades: This is one of the oldest picnic games for adults. To play this game, you have to select a theme like movies, celebrities and animals etc. Once the theme has been decided, ask each guest to write down the name of person or thing that is related to the theme on a piece of paper. Collect all the papers and shuffle it well and let each guest select what they have to act. Select any of the volunteer to start the game and try to guess the name of the person or thing that he is going to perform. The person who guesses the name correctly will be the next performer.

 

Limbo: If your picnic location is near beach or river side, Limbo is the best game to play. With a yardstick and upbeat music, you can play this game and any number of participants can play this game. If you want to test your flexibility, this is the best game to do that. In the beginning you can ask two people to hold the stick at some height. As the music beat starts, you have to walk under the stick and make sure that at first round, you put the stick at such height that every body can clear it. Once everybody is clear, lower the yardstick up to certain inches and again start walking under the stick without touching it. As the stick gets lower, participants have to bend their body in order to move under the stick. While doing this one has to be sure that they do not touch the stick and should not fall on the ground as by doing any of these things, they will get disqualified.

 

So select any of these games and make your picnic trip memorable for your friends and family.

No one can deny this fact that children, if given a chance would love to watch TV or play games than reading books. In today’s life, things are changing at a fast rate and in order to match that standard, Apple’s iPhone comes up with its latest gaming applications for kids up to 11 years old. Let’s start with some of the top gaming applications for kids.

 

 

Doodle Jump: This game has scored the top position in iPhone gaming category. This game is highly addictive and children will definitely have a lot of fun while playing this game. As the game name suggest, your child have to guide the jumping doodler on a graph paper sheet avoiding black holes, hurdles, UFOs and other types of platform that comes in your path.

Doodle Jump supports tilt option for controlling the doodler turning left and right in this game. Presentation of this game is so very good that it can be enjoyed by both kids and adults. You will enjoy playing this game and it also helps in increasing the concentration of you child.

Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid: This game contains bunch of colors and delivers unique iPhone experience to the gamers. In Rolando 2, children have to lead the character through different challenging tracks followed by volcanic eruptions, dark jungles, ancient ruins and much more. This game is easy to learn as you have to tilt, touch and slide the path followed by different challenging puzzles. This game includes 45 challenging levels that will definitely keep your child busy so it’s challenging for the brain.

Sonic- The Hedgehog: When it comes to speedy games, Sonic-The Hedgehog comes first. Completing one level of this game requires lots of running and spinning at mad speed along the loops. There is a lot of jumping over spikes while collecting golden rings. In between the race, if you hit any bad guy with the golden ring that you have collected, you will lose the ring and if you hit a bad guy without ring, it will get back to the starting point or at the last checkpoint. This game is simple for those who love to play challenging games.

Sally’s Spa: Today, most of the girls would love to have different gaming experience but then too some games are developed for girls keeping in mind their gaming taste. Sally’s spa comes under that category. In this game, girls have to help their customers to relax by doing saunas, manicure, steam bath, hot stones and much more. Your ultimate goal will be to keep your customer happy by your service for the success of your spa. This game includes 50 levels along with 10 different locations where you have to start your business and there should be complete time management in order to control spa’s located at different locations.

Airport Mania: First Flight: Most of us have seen the hectic routine of the airport. Keeping that same theme in mind along kid’s interest, Airport Mania is a game where you have to help in avoiding delays of the flight. In simple words you have to control complete airport along with take off and landing control and avoiding any kind of crash. Airplanes are colorful and give a natural appearance that is sufficient enough to grab the attention of your kids. Though it seems to be attractive but let me tell you that with the increase in levels, challenges and difficulties will rise too. One has to concentrate a lot in order to maintain all the daily activities of the airport under control.

Download and install any of these iphone games that suit your kid’s interest and would help in keeping them engage during their spare time.