The disadvantages of the Internet in general and of online games in particular are known to all. However, when it comes to developing and improving thinking skills, it turns out that playing games online has many benefits.

We all know that playing computer and online games is fun. So we can’t take our eyes off our PC screens even if the phone is ringing, our favorite TV show is about to start, or our dinner is burning on the stove.

We have all already heard bad things about this fun hobby. We all know that online games are addictive; they can cause you and your children to spend valuable time on the computer at the expense of work, school, and family obligations. Playing video games and Internet games on a regular basis can isolate you from human company, distort your sense of reality, shorten your eyesight, damage your back, and basically ruin your life.

Let’s put it this way: If you or someone you know does nothing but play games online, it’s something to worry about. However, most online gamers tend to take a less radical approach towards their habit. Then, when it comes to milder cases of addiction, online gaming is a less harmful habit than watching Dr. Phil, for example.

Actually, the habit of playing online games has many advantages that the habit of watching bad TV lacks. Recent research has shown that puzzle and word games lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while daytime TV viewing increases the risk.

Many other investigations have shown the positive effect of online games on the minds of young people. Word games, puzzles and trivia enrich children’s speech; classic computer games like Tetris benefit children’s ability to focus, analyze shapes, think and plan ahead; Board games like backgammon and chess can help in the area of ​​thinking skills, etc.

While watching TV is completely passive, it doesn’t require you to do anything other than watch, listen, and open bags of chips, play computer games, which isn’t an Olympic sport yet, requires you to remember more often that gray stuff inside his head.

Also, playing games online is less of a lonely act than most people think. First of all, many types of games, including shooting games, sports games, backgammon, billiards, and chess, are two- or multi-player games in which players can compete against each other. Also, most gaming sites add various features that encourage interaction between players, including forums, chats, multiplayer games and tournaments, etc.

The bottom line is that online gaming, taken in a reasonable dose, is the opposite of harmful. Thanks to many of the advantages of online games and their contribution to the development of thinking skills, parents can allow their children to play them and play them themselves.