Resumen La problematica del uso inadecuado de videojuegos en ninos y jovenes radica en el exceso de tiempo que le destinan y su incidencia en la conducta social. El retraimiento y la sobrededicacion de tiempo fueron indicadores relevantes detectados en la investigacion, despues de realizar pruebas de socializacion Bass, que midiendo los aspectos perturbadores y facilitadores de dicha conducta en padres, docentes y ninos, llevaron a examinar los niveles de ejercitacion y sus posibles implicaciones sociales. El 15,8 % de los menores emplea videojuegos mas de cinco horas semanales; ademas, existe alto retraimiento en 11,8 % de los estudiantes. Investigaciones similares revelan que en general los ninos reservan mas de dos horas diarias a la television o videojuegos frente a los ninos cucutenos, que consagran mas de cinco horas semanales a esta actividad, incurriendo en mal uso del tiempo. Abstract The issue of inappropriate use of video games by children and youths is due to the large amount of time spent on this activity and its impact on their social behavior. Withdrawal and time invested in it were relevant indicators identified in the research, after conducting testing socialization Bass, that measuring the disturbing aspects and facilitators of such behavior in parents, teachers and children, led to test for levels of practice and its possible social implications. 15.8 % of children play video games more than 5 hours per week; moreover, there is high withdrawal in 11.8 % of students. Similar research shows that children generally dedicate more than 2 hours a day on television or video games compared with children from Cucuta in Colombia (cucutenos), who devote more than 5 hours per week to this activity, yielding bad use of spare time.