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Playing video games may mean spending less time reading or doing homework, according to new research on video games and children. That news appears in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading, and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said Monday.

Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Boys who play video games on school days spend 30% less time reading, while girls spend 34% less time doing homework if they play video games, according to a US study. But the authors add that video ...