SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Video games have become a stable source of entertainment for kids since their popularization in the 1980s and 1990s.
These days, a lot of video games are going mobile, meaning they can be played almost anywhere and at any time, but when does it become too much?
This week, China announced plans to limit kids to three hours of video games per week as part of a crackdown on gaming addiction.
Dr. Merrill Kingston, a Psychologist at Primary Children’s Hospital said recent research suggests higher amounts of screen time can lead to bigger problems.
“As screen time begins to climb above two hours, and then even more significantly above 4 to 5 hours a day, there are increased incidences of depression and what we refer to as suicide-related events so like self-harm and suicidal gestures,” said Dr. Kingston.
But the Psychologist added that this isn’t the case for every…
