is it more better to enjoy on computer than with friends outside home

Hi there and welcome to myLot! You do not say how young your brother is but in viewing your profile he is very young as you are too. I would say it is not healthy for him to only be online all the time, as he needs to balance direct friends offline as well. The gaming all the time will make him, if he is not already so addicted to playing that he will neglect his rest, health, daily routine and school if he continues this way. The only thing to suggest if you can get him to obey is that he needs to be limited of the number of hours he can play per day. It has to be a consistent limitation or he will not take it serious. Gaming/online addictions are not different from any other type of addiction, so it would be best to get him to slow down some and balance his life by other ways offline. Good luck and I do know someone who is terribly addicted and it is not easy to overcome this.

i think that depends. i mean, if you have great friends and they keep you good company.. i think you should be able to find going out with them really a good time. and sometimes being in front of the pc all the time, it can be really boring already. :D

This is what sucks about technology. Sure, it's been super helpful in most other areas - but with this - I feel like video games are doing this to kids, too. They're not GETTING OUT like they used to. I was only born in the 90's but I didn't have a computer and I had the greatest childhood - played in the mudd, built tree forts, hung out with the neighborhood kids every day... I think kids of this current generation are missing out hardcore.

For me for the person who loves to home always but if you love gossip it is not good for them.

I really enjoy doing computer works and also games. I guess you should try to convince your brother to do something in a nice way. You can also do things together to help him enjoy and socialize the things in your surrounding or community. Just be with your brother, he will realize things when he is getting older.

Well if you scold him all the time and he hasn't done anything about it than he never will. I don't think the number of friends he has anything to do with him not going out if he chooses the computer let it be after all it's not like he's doing anything harmful.

First of all, it isn't just your younger brother who is like this. We are all more dependant on technology than we might have been in the past, but I agree that it is making us lazier as a whole. I like to spend a lot of time online and as a result of that I have been overweight for the majority of my life. I am trying to change that now and have lost almost five stones over the course of the past twelve months, and I never want to go back to the way that I was living before I lost that weight. You should encourage him to go out with the friends that he does have, or even invite him out to go with your friends.

Other than bad effect on the eyes, computer addicts will develop backbone pain later on. Lack of outdoor game will soon develop weight problem. Not socializing will just bring dating problem. Rather that scolding him just invite him to play outdoor games with you for starters. Then he will definitely be interested in outdoor games later on. Good Luck.

usually this will affect our eyes.this can causes the problems like head ache and eye affects.it will also develop laziness and depressions.so advice him to take some extra physical games like basket ball or some foot ball.motivate him to participate in school competitions.

I think a limit must be set. Control must be gained. If the computer and TV is off and some parts are hidden so he can't turn it on. By then, nothing to do but go outside and find and make some friends and play outdoors. WAY BETTER!