UK kids play eight hours of games each week during hols

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In a survey of UK children’s habits during their summer vacation time, toy manufacturer Galt found many parents are concerned that their children spend too much time gaming.

The survey took in over 2,000 respondents and found that kids average around eight and half hours of video games every week.

The gaming time is part of the 12 solid days, on average, that kids spend in front of a screen of some kind over their summer holidays.

One sixth of parents say that their children are in constant possession of a games console, and “64% of parents would like their children to play traditional non electronic games rather than contemporary video games”.

Additionally, 12.5% of kids have an iPad and on average, each has £581 worth of electronics in their bedroom.

Gosh it certainly sounds like a fair bit of gaming and telly watching is going on, although I’m no judge of what’s too much. But what’s this? Six in ten parents “regularly put their children in front of the TV as there is nothing else to do”.

Welp. Hit this link for an infographic of results.

Thanks, GamePolitics.

Source: VG247

Eight hours a week is nothing. That's a little over an hour a day.

That's GOOD news, not bad. Eight hours is nothing.

Teckno wrote:

That's GOOD news, not bad. Eight hours is nothing.

Just means more time for underrage drinking.

Lol 8 hours is fuck all, now sitting in school for 30 hours a week learning useless shit that you simply do not use in your working life...now THAT is concerning.

You want to know what else? It only takes like less than three or four months to learn most of the shit you go through to your years in school.

Math really isn't that hard as it seems. It's annoying yes, but you might be shocked by how easy math is if you actually study it yourself. Teachers only make things harder for you.

Fractions and Percents are also important as well. It's Algebra that you won't need later on in life. Though ironically, I find Algebra slightly easier than Fractions and Percents.

Mecha wrote:

Fractions and Percents are also important as well. It's Algebra that you won't need later on in life. Though ironically, I find Algebra slightly easier than Fractions and Percents.

What you say is really true. I took a math course 4 years ago and have never needed it since.

The people who complain over this are idiots. 8 hours is absolutely fucking nothing.