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Why Is My Child Still Playing the Same Video Game Over and Over?
In my work with Gaming Addiction, I often hear parents struggling to understand how their child can continue to play video games in a repetitive manner and not ever get tired of the game. It seems ridiculous that they spend hours upon hours sitting in front of a...
First Year University Failures; Why Aren’t Some Students Coping?
Many of my coaching families call upon me for help after their young adult child struggles to get through or fails out of their first year of university. They blame their child's video gaming addiction on the outcome of this academic failure. But is the problematic...
The Hunger for Virtual Connection in Multiplayer Gaming; What Parents Need to Know
Parents, are you constantly asking yourself how your child can spend several hours straight, online with the same group of people, day after day, night after night, playing the same video games, and not wanting for more in their life. Is playing video games for...
Deep Reading Matters: Brain Whisper Study Strategy
Does your reading load feel like you are swimming through hardening cement? Are time and volume already closing in around you? Here are some solid ideas to make the most of your reading time to avoid feeling overwhelmed and instead develop critical background...
Guest Blog ETP Canada- What Happens to Video Gaming Accounts When A Gamer Passes Away?
Elaine Uskoski wrote a guest blog post for ETP Canada ...The inevitable loss of life is a subject that most people are uncomfortable thinking or talking about, but it is a necessary conversation to have with yourself and with others. In the world of video gaming,...
Visual Hygiene & Technology; What Parents Need to Know
Guest Post by Dr. Patrick Quaid, Optometrist, FCOVD, PhD The Irish poet WB Yeats once said that “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”. I would not agree more, our job as parents and educators is to ensure that our children learn to not...
Screen-free Holidays Gift Ideas for Kids
2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s restrictions has continued to bring challenges for families with children who are active and enjoy participating in sports and recreation outside of their home. These restrictions limit their time with teammates and friends and...
Gamer Talk – How is it Changing Communication Outside of Gaming?
Children today are spending much more time on the internet, some still having to attend classes online, most using computers for homework assignments, and many spending some of their leisure time engaging on social media and in video games. Teens and young...
Bullying Has Increased with Technology. How Can We do More to Stop It?
Bullying at school still exists, despite many programs and education that have been implemented on this subject. Not that long ago, a child could take solace from their perpetrator when they left the school playground and returned home to the safety and security of...
Has Gaming Addiction Stunted My Child’s Emotional Maturity?
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...
What are the Stages of Gaming Addiction and Why do they Matter?
As a family member, it’s important to understand that addiction isn’t something a person chooses, nor is it something that occurs overnight. Addiction develops over a long period of time and often sneaks up on us. And it can take a long time to convince your child...
Can Regulated Video Gaming Provide Valuable Life Skills?
While writing my second book, Cyber Sober; A Caregiver’s Guide to Video Gaming Addiction, I had the opportunity to speak with Paul Dziadzio, a Gameplay Developer from Baltimore, MD, who has been writing the internal code, for ten years, creating the interactions that...