July 17, 2010 - 16:44 AMT
Increase in number of home computers in Armenia results in greater number of dependents on computer games and Internet

On July 17, children’s neurologist Shushan Asatryan and psychologist Mariam Dilbandyan said that the increase in number of home computers in Armenia has resulted in a greater number of dependents on computer games and Internet.

According to the experts, children and teenagers are the most vulnerable groups from this point of view. They added that parents often apply to them with health problems (both physical and psychological) of their children as a result of long time spend at computer.

The specialists believe that the time, which children spend playing computer games, should be strictly limited, while children below 3 years should not have access to computers.