Once upon a time Children used to go ourdoors playing and laughing,now the innocent has become a memory, for today‘s children just sit down in dark,stuffy internet cafes or lock themselves in their rooms to play computer games.Chosun.com post an article descirbing a youth, Young-min,who goes from a good student to a MMO addictor and turn back on his parents. This articl also advocate fight agains online game addiction and give back innocent times to children. Here we pick up a sample of it:

Look at the daily routine of 13-year-old Young-min. The moment school is over, the sixth-grader hurried off to English and high-school level math classes. His parents were happy because their son did well at school.

Then the boy started stealing from his mother�s purse and asked his parents for more saying he needed to buy books. But Young-min used the money to buy game items. When they found out, his parents forbad him to use the computer -- and now Young-min refuses to talk to them. He only communicates with faceless online friends. When his father finally had enough and administered a spanking, the boy fought back with his fists.

Or take Min-su. One fine day, the 17-year-old suddenly declared he would not go to school any more. He claimed he didn�t need to study and go to college when he could live a comfortable life by just being good online game player. His mother, to Minsu, was a nag and an obstacle in his life. Instead of spending the money his parents had saved for his education, he suggested, they should spend it on setting up an Internet caf�.

�I can play games all day even if my grades are bad. I don�t have to serve in the army if I quit school and I can easily make money by being a good game player. Why should I have to study hard?� Offline work seemed just not worth it.

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