In June, Yahoo’s ‘lifestyle’ site Shine hosted a Sony Online Entertainment survey into the gaming habits of US families.
As well as the heart-warming finding that 87% of parents regularly play videogames with their children, the survey also looked at how parents perceived their child’s development being affected by gaming.
Perhaps surprisingly, the survey conducted by a major games console manufacturer found that many parents noticed improvements in their kids that they attributed directly to gaming!
75% of surveyed parents think that their children’s hand/eye coordination has been improved by gaming, while 84% say that PC gaming has boosted their kid’s typing skills.
Parents See Benefit of Children Playing Video Games [GameSpy]
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