Journal Article Critique Paper
Britnie Amedee, Kelsey Thompson, Angela Lipford
BSHS/435
January 19, 2015
Mrs. Heather Suggs

Journal Article Critique Paper
“Electronic games are now an everyday part of childhood and adolescence” (Olsen, 2010). Considering children and adolescence are our future, parents need to consider and monitor how these electronic games are affecting their child. There are more studies afloat that report the negative affects of video games over the positive effects until recently. Children and adolescents become addicted to video games easily so it is important to monitor what they are playing and how it is affecting them and their character. A recent study on many boys and girls reported why they are entertained by these games and how it affects them as a whole.
Many children and teens in today’s generation have a favorite pastime of playing video games. It is easy for any parent to not like these video games and to blame their child’s bad behavior on them playing these games. According to the article, Children’s Motivations for Video Game Play in the Context of Normal Development, boys and girls enjoy playing video games for many different reasons. Regardless of the negative effects some have found video games to create, there are many positive effects that go unrecognized. “For some video game skill seemed important to their self-esteem, especially if they had less success in other areas such as academics or sports” (Olsen, 2010). Self-esteem plays a significant role in the creation of a child’s character. These children and teens teach, learn, and communicate with a great deal of others their age around the world. There are so many different types of video games that help these children relieve stress, feel a sense of leadership, creativity, etc. We learned through our research that video games do not always have a negative effect on