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Playing violent video games increases aggressive and behavior and negatively affect relationships, according to a new review of 130 researches conducted by Texas A&M faculty and students. However, if you have a child with no other risk factors for aggression and violence, and if you allow them to suddenly start playing video games 5-10 hours a week, they're not going to become a school shooter; one risk factor doesn't do it by itself. But video game violence is the only causal risk factor that is relatively easy for parents to do something about. (Source: USA Today 3/1/10)

Young teens who spend more time watching TV or computers appear to have poorer relationships with their parents and peers. Recent study research study by Dr. Richards (University of Otago) New Zealand, studied 3,043 adolescents in the age group of 14 to 15. Overall, the more time teens spent watching TV or playing on a computer, the more likely they were to report low attachment to parents and difficulty forming a relationship. The risk of having low attachment to parents increased 4% for every hour spent viewing TV and 5% for every hour spent playing on a computer. Conversely, teens who spend more time reading and doing homework reported a higher level of attachment to parents. For every additional hour of TV, teens had a 13% increased risk of low attachment to their parents and a 24% increased risk of low attachment to peers. Source: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, March, 2010)