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Gaming addiction on the rise among children in S'pore amid pandemic: Counsellors
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Counsellors say they have seen a stark increase in reports from parents about their children being hooked on online gaming since the pandemic hit, with the number of cases rising by up to 60 per cent.
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SINGAPORE - Cooped up at home during the circuit breaker in 2020, his teenage daughter found a new way to pass the time with the help of video games.
Mr Lim Cheng Mong was concerned about the long hours the 18-year-old spent gaming, which he estimated to be six hours a day.
