WASHINGTON - President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama has encouraged parents to ask their children to 'turn off the video games and pick up a book'. Thus Obama's message in his annual speech, Fathers' Day. The speech was posted as a blog called "taking the Time to Be a Dad 'on the official website of the White House. Then Obama talked about his childhood as an orphan." Often the work kept me away from my family and most of the parenting duties fell to Michelle , "he said while talking about his family.
Obama criticizes Children Playing Video Games concerning to future children growth
Obama also hit the 'Years of Srong Fathers', or a strong family program that has been set in the 'Doing something without the presence of fathers'. Obama used the occasion to discuss video games.
"We know that every father has a personal responsibility to do something right for their child. It was seen in an effort to encourage their children to turn off the video games and pick up a book. To teach their children the difference between right and wrong. As well as aiming to demonstrate to them through our own example how to do something of value. And most important of all is to take an active and involved in the lives of children, "said Obama, as quoted quoted MMGN PS3, Tuesday (21/06/2011) .
Obama also added, "we all have a part in forming a strong bond between father and children. As parents, we all can also support children who are willing to step and be a father figure to grow despite the absence of a father. And That is the 'Year of Strong Fathers,' is all about strong family. "
Just a note, in 2009, where Obama also had to encourage parents to 'keep children from video games and menhabiskan more time to play outside'.
