I myself am a fan of video games. I received my first Nintendo when I was five. However I do believe that under the right cirucumstances video games can be hazardous to a child's development and health. There has always been the debate, "Do violent video games make children kill?" With all of the newly diagnosed mental conditions among children and young teens it's very imporatant for parents to be involved with their children outside of the video game world. I myself dont agree with allowing your child to sit in their bedroom for hours on end playing violent video games and not having any type of social activity outside of that. I dont believe that video games are the number one cause of violence among children, however they dont help either. Parents need to know what is going on in their childs life, like I said, there are far too many other factors that can play into violence. Some examples are bullying at school, absent parents and depression (since it is steadily on the rise).