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I would also like to discuss a bit the topic of games. I agree that there are many games that are filled with violence and are not suitable for children. But these are not all games. What can a proper game give your child?
First of all - fun. Everyone loves to have fun.
Secondly - drive and perseverance to succeed and overcome obstacles.
Thirdly - develop the child's imagination.
Fourthly – games may have an educational function - there are many games that develop logical thinking. Also some that are related to writing, and calculation
Fifthly - combinative thinking, especially in the strategic games.

I can continue to list more and more benefits. You are worried about your child staying 'glued' to the computer and spending all his or her free time in games? That’s a matter of education. If from a very early age you start playing parts of the game in real life, for example, building a spaceship with chairs (I give this as an example because I did this as a child), the child can develop his imagination both in the computer game and in his real games, including with peers. Once upon a time when we had no computers we re-created in our games everything that we saw on television: "Blake's Seven", "Vinetu" ... I do not think kids have changed so much, that they would feel no pleasure from the introduction of such elements in their games together.

4. Virtual money.

I have several friends who have a problem with their addiction to various games where you pay real money to get virtual money using which you can buy some virtual objects or progress faster in some game. Handling money, whether it is virtual or real, and paper money is less used nowadays, being replaced by credit cards, is a matter of culture.
I read the following example of a father whose daughter is fond of such game. To encourage her, he decided the following - the child was keen on drawings, which she made with her fingers. He decided to persuade her to paint and together they would try to sell her paintings and she would be allowed to use the money in her favourite game. This case is described in the blog of the financier Adam Baker. Before I read this, I had quite a negative attitude towards these games and I thought that they only lead to addiction, as is the case of my friends. But like anything else, they may also be used as a tool for education.

Above I wrote down some of my thoughts. My idea was not to give you advice and ready recipes, but rather some reason for consideration and to provoke your imagination. I'm sure that everyone will think of, if not already invented and applied, much better, and educational applications of the technology that surrounds us. The question is not limiting the children, but to educate them without fear of the unknown and without inculcating in them the feeling that something is bad, harmful or dangerous. I would welcome this as an opportunity to learn something along with, or from, my child. What about you? Tell us your experience or thoughts on the subject.