More kids hooked on gaming

Cause for concern: Counsellors say they have seen a stark increase in reports from parents about their children being hooked on online gaming since the pandemic hit. — The Straits Times/ANN

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.

Lim Cheng Mong was concerned about the long hours the 18-year-old spent gaming, which he estimated to be six hours a day.