May 30, 2023 | Coaching, Screen Time, Video Gaming Addiction
When I am speaking with families who are struggling with a video gaming or screen addicted child, at times, I find a parent who has difficulty implementing rules and following through with consequences. These parents tell me that they don’t want to damage what appears...
Feb 27, 2023 | Video Gaming Addiction
Envision, for a moment, the unhealthy behaviours you have noticed with your child who appears to have a problematic or addictive gaming habit. Are they digging in their heels with rebellion and skirting responsibilities with household chores or with school work, or...
Jan 31, 2023 | Video Gaming Addiction
I’m not a gym person. I don’t like working out. I don’t have time for fitness. I don’t know what to do with all those weight machines. I’d rather play video games. These are the types of responses I often hear from my clients, my video gaming disordered teenagers and...
Dec 15, 2022 | Video Gaming Addiction
The holiday season is upon us, and many parents are looking for children’s gifts that can create more time offline, and perhaps even provide more family time. Many children may have only known screen time games and social media as their main source of entertainment....
Nov 24, 2022 | Video Gaming Addiction
As a family coach, I would say that about 90% of my Disordered (Addicted) Gamers I work with also have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). The primary characteristics of someone with ADHD are inattention, impulsivity, and for some, hyperactivity. Often...
