Its much harder for today's kids to get out and about and have fun then it used to be and people have to realize that it is not the kids fault. There are more and more people coming into this world and so as a result there are more laws and less space. When my dad was a kid his neighbor owned three pet chimpanzees and he had an entire forest to explore behind his house. Now days it is against the law to own chimps as pets and there are low to no forests in peoples back yards. The only way to enjoy the outdoors is to drive to a park or hiking trail. Most homes have a set property and are boxed in by someone or a road on all four sides. And so scene there are restrictions and space issues on life today, and a great way to escape it all and do things otherwise prohibited is through a virtual world where you can explore and discover things that are otherwise restricted in the real one due to space issues or bans. Parents have to understand things are not like the way they used to be when they where kids and so now day kids are coping with the changes and problems in the world.

Just like all other things, games are up for being blamed for today's troubles in kid and childhood development. Back in the past comic books got hit hard and where blamed for being the source of bad or corrupt children. Like all other things Video games will eventually fall sideline to some other thing that people and parents can find to blame there troubles on.