Video Games Bond Parent And Child: Poll

In reality, if the gaming takes place as a family, in a family room, then I would agree that it can in fact bring a family closer together.

Study Suggests Video Games Bond Parent And Child More than a third of American parents play computer and video games and 80 percent do so with their children, according to a survey released Thursday by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

The study suggests that 66 percent of the parents surveyed believe playing video games with their children creates closer family ties. Thirty-six percent of parents who play video games introduced their children to the technology.

To put the gaming market into perspective, U.S. computer and video game software sales grew 4 percent in 2005 to $7 billion, according to the ESA. The industry group also said more than 228 million computer and video games were sold in 2005, almost two games for every household in America. [Read the rest]

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