During the holidays, playing games has become the preferred way for many children to relax.
Recently, NetEase Games, Tencent Games and other manufacturers announced a notice on the limited time of minors' games during the Labor Day holiday.
▲ NetEase notice content
▲ The content of Tencent's notice
According to the notice:
- April 26-27
- May 1-5 (Labor Day holiday)
- Friday, May 10
- Sunday, May 12
Between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. every day, minors are allowed to log in to the game.
The rest of the working days, as well as April 28 (Sunday) and May 11 (Saturday), which are closed for work, are prohibited periods.
According to the Notice on Further Strict Management and Effectively Preventing Minors from Becoming Addicted to Online Games issued by the National Press and Publication Administration in 2021, online gaming enterprises can only provide gaming services to minors from 20:00 to 21:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays, and the cumulative game time per person must not exceed 1 hour.
At other times, online gaming enterprises must not provide gaming services to minors in any form.
It should be noted that the time limit is only an auxiliary means to prevent minors from indulging in games, and what is really needed is the continuous supervision, companionship and guidance of parents.
What is the best way for children to put down their electronic devices, get away from games, and spend meaningful time this holiday season?
Parents may wish to try to do 6 things with their children↓↓
#01 Get out into nature
Nature is a natural classroom. Parents can take their children to the countryside during the holidays, so that their children can fully appreciate the beauty of nature, increase their knowledge in the process of observation, and cultivate their observation and cognitive abilities.
#02 Clean the room together
The ability to take care of oneself reflects the child's attitude towards learning and doing things to a certain extent.
For children, the best way to learn to tidy, clean and tidy up is to live in a tidy family.
Taking advantage of the 5-day holiday, parents can take their children to clean the room and teach them the skills of storage and tidying, so that children can improve their ability to tidy up and make trade-offs in the process of cleaning, and understand the importance of keeping the room tidy.
#03 Read along
Reading is to see the world on the shoulders of giants, and it can help children broaden their horizons and improve their artistic aesthetics.
During the holidays, parents can make a short-term plan with their children to complete the reading of a book together, and at the same time, parents can also actively encourage their children to talk about their gains after reading, so as to exercise their children's language skills and logical thinking skills.
#04 Cook food together
In the process of cooking, children can slowly understand the difficulties of parents, cultivate a sense of family responsibility, and at the same time, children can also learn a skill to improve their self-care ability.
#05 Climb the mountain together
Take your child to experience a mountain climb, let the child observe the flowers and trees in the forest, mobilize their observation, attention and thinking, so as to stimulate their desire to further explore knowledge.
In addition, studies have shown that forests and vegetation can improve mood and reduce anxiety, and the process of climbing mountains can also teach children that perseverance will lead to success.
#06 Let's go to a cultural venue
Cultural venues such as museums, libraries, and science museums are all good places to visit.
Taking children to museums to learn historical knowledge and understand Chinese culture, going to the library to feel the atmosphere of reading and swimming in the ocean of knowledge, and going to the science and technology museum to learn about the ever-changing development of science and technology are all indispensable experiences for children's growth.
Source: Henan Provincial Department of Education