A Powerful influence

There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (1)…….. doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2)……. To find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (3)………… their computers.

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4)….. in some game , instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should ( 5)………. of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (6)…….. that it don’t interfere with homework. If the child is not (7)……… to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.

Any parents who is seriously alarmed about a child’s behaviour should make an appointment to discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (8)…… affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is (9)……. crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just (10)……… through a phase, and in a few months there will have something else to worry about!