87% of parents see benefits in children video gaming – Study DVJ Insights & VGFN

87% of parents see benefits in their child’s video game behaviour. They see this mainly in the English language skills of children, the promotion of creativity, intelligence and social skills. This is evident from research by DVJ Insights, commissioned by VGFN, among 1081 Dutch parents with children aged between 4 and 17 who play video games.

More agreements

Furthermore, it appears that parents make more agreements with their children compared to a year earlier. For example, parents are not allowing their children to play video games for as long. Whereas last year, 41% of parents said that their child could play for as long as he/she wanted, this had dropped to 21% by the end of 2021. Children are also allowed to spend less money in video games and they are not allowed to play just any video game they want.

Popular video games

Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite are the most popular video games among children. FIFA, last year’s number 3, has dropped back to fourth place. GTA V and Call of Duty also remain favourites but have dropped in popularity compared to 2020.

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