- Children who watch too much TV become too attached and so it becomes a distraction for school work. Too much TV or playing computer games can cause loss of eyesight which will affect life for ever . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7276272.stm
- This also affects children's school life as they will not be able to concentrate in lessons on teachers as they only have games or television on their mind.
- Those who sit at home and watch television or play games become lazy and so they don't go out and exercise. This leads to obesity and other serious health issues. Consequently a person may become depressed and unhappy. http://www.commercialalert.org/issues/health/childhood-obesity/kids-media-and-obesity-too-much-screen-time-can-harm-your-childs-health
- Young children who are exposed to violence on television screens or experience violence on computer games may grow up and develop violent streaks. An example of this was that a person killed one of their family members after playing violent games. http://news.sky.com/story/1132826/boy-8-kills-gran-after-playing-video-game