let's look at the positive side of gaming. Although we assume that many young kids play games, but only 9% of under 18 gamers are hardcore gamers. Majority(63%) of parents believe that gaming is positive part of their kids lives.
66% of parents of that play games use games to socialize with their kids. However, only 38% of homes in the U.S. own a gaming consoles for their kids.
While 56% of gamers are men, 44% of gamers are women. Gaming can improve skills such as collaboration, problem solving, etc.