“Life is a video game. No matter how good you get, you always end up getting zapped” (“Video Game Quotes” 1). Over time, researchers, psychiatrists and parents have often questioned how harmful violent video games can be to society's youth. This is an important question for people with children in their personal lives or work environments. These games have become a significant risk factor for aggressive behavior in children. Researchers say video games also affect adults; however, they have an even greater effect on younger brains during early development. Video games have negative effects on children's behavior. Some effects of video games are reduced academic performance, aggression, obesity, and emotional disorders. Reduced Academic Performance Children who often play video games without parental supervision forget their homework and begin to fail in class. Children get distracted quite easily when it comes to the simplest things, like video games. They may even lose track of time and stay up too late playing these games, which then leads to a tendency to fall asleep in class. Falling asleep in class and failing exams show a decline in children's academic performance. Video games involving aggressive behavior also teach children to become disrespectful. Children who get into this habit start to perform poorly in school because they are too busy becoming troublemakers and disturbing others during school hours. Some would say that children, who play video games all the time, start to dream about different things. video games. Think about the situation: if a child stares at a screen all afternoon, the screen becomes one of the only visual elements that comes into contact with their mind. They start dreaming in class...... middle of paper...... and David A. Walsh. “The Effects of Violent Video Game Habits on Adolescents’ Hostility, Aggressive Behavior, and Academic Performance.” Teen Journal 27 (2004) 5-22. Web. Gilad, Jonathan and Palo, Alto. “Violent game”. Teen Ink December 2007: 29. Web.Hull, Kevin Boyd. “Video games/computer games as a play therapy tool to reduce emotional disturbance in children.” Liberty University November 2009: 1-166. Web. Mayse, James. “Games on the brain: researchers are concerned about the impact of violent video games. » Messenger-Inquire February 3, 2007: 2-5. Web. “Playing video games can lead to obesity. » Obesity.ygoy.com. Latest news. November 8. 2008. Internet. April 23, 2011. < http://obesity.ygoy.com/2008/11/08/playing-video-games-may-lead-to-obesity/>"Video Game Quotes". Thinkexist.com. Np, and Web. April 7 2011. .