Sometimes video games can be addicting, but other times it's just a stress reliever. Playing video games for about 30 minutes and an hour everyday is fine, but when kids are playing them for hours at a time it becomes an addiction. It causes kids to not care about school because they're worried about beating the next level on a video game. Other times kids play video games as a stress reliever. This is great, but your not getting exercise. I think kids should find other stress relievers like walking running or maybe taking a nap. Kids will fight with their parents because they tell them to turn it off. Then the parents end up giving in. Video games are fun and all, but sometimes it's not healthy. Sometimes it's okay, other times it's too much.