Kids and video games

Research suggests that playing video games has some positive effects, including improved literacy, communication skills and mental well being: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/health/video-games-literacy-creativity-children-trnd/index.html

A look at internet gaming, the status of it as a compulsive disorder, and its relationship with depression: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20170112/Frequent-online-social-interactions-may-mitigate-symptoms-of-game-addiction-in-teenagers.aspx  

A recent study has found that teens who were regular gamers scored higher than average in math, reading and science on standardized exams.: Positive Effects Of Video Games: Do Games Improve Test Scores? http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/5586/1742