Let the kids play their video games, it's good for them!

By Amy McNeilage
Updated December 20 2014 - 10:08am, first published November 9 2014 - 12:15am
Liam Hunter, 9, and Eve Hunter, 6, play <i>Minecraft</i> at their Leichhardt home. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Liam Hunter, 9, and Eve Hunter, 6, play <i>Minecraft</i> at their Leichhardt home. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Engaged: Liam Hunter, 9 and Eve Hunter, 6, play Minecraft at their Leichhardt home. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Engaged: Liam Hunter, 9 and Eve Hunter, 6, play Minecraft at their Leichhardt home. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Parents are being urged not to disregard the benefits of video games, with a growing recognition among educators they can be powerful learning tools for fostering creativity and problem solving.