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Why Can’t My Child Understand They’re Addicted to Gaming?
Have you ever sat and watched your child play video games for an overly extended period of time? Some parents describe their child’s state like that of a Zombie. The child is fully immersed in the virtual world, completely unaware of their surroundings or of the...
The Therapist Doesn’t Believe Video Gaming Addiction is a Thing
“He will just grow out of his desire to play video games.” “Video Gaming Addiction is not a thing.” “Video games are not the problem. He just needs more independence.” “He’s not addicted to video gaming, he has ADHD.” These are some of the many statements I hear from...
What Will Our Social Connections Look Like Post-COVID?
Humans, as a whole are social beings. Without people making personal connections, there’d be no reproduction of more humans. Without hunting tribes working together, tackling on larger mammals, food source would have been scarcer and survival more difficult. We create...
A Story Worth Telling
As I get closer to publishing my second book, Cyber Sober; A Caregiver's Guide to Video Gaming Addiction, I thought I'd share my Preface. Although this book is far more extensive than my first book, and contains research, interviews with my addiction-recovering son,...
What Comes After Video Gaming?
It's important to share this hopeful and inspiring message about a powerful realization that followed a successful detox from video gaming. Sometimes it is in leaving behind something we believe is vital, for a period of time, that we recognize just how insignificant...
Screen-free Holidays Gift Ideas for Kids
2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s restrictions has brought new 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 that is...
What is Too Much Screen Time Doing to our Children’s Health?
Many parents I coach have concerns for their child’s physical and mental health when they are playing video games and/or social media scrolling in excess. What I hear most often are worries about weight gain or weight loss, fatigue, poor sleep patterns, poor...
Video Gaming Addiction and Harm Reduction
We are now more than half a year into the COVID19 pandemic, and as a result of isolation and social distancing there has been a rise in the number of hours that individuals are playing video games. In a recent independent market research company (IPSOS) poll, the...
COVID19 Summer Activities that Are Screen-Free
During this COVID19 pandemic, screen time and digital devices use has increased greatly for children as they have been required to go online to complete their school studies. Many parents were also required to work from home, if they weren’t already doing this,...
Why Can’t My Spouse or Ex-Spouse Recognize Our Child’s Video Gaming Addiction?
As a coach, I hear from many parents who share with me how frustrated they are because their spouse, boyfriend, or partner refuses to acknowledge that their child has a video gaming addiction. And I understand their grievances for a couple reasons. Number one,...
Conversations With Jake; Inside the Mind of a Video Gaming Addict
My first book, titled Seeing Through the Cracks, was written to help parents through the transition between parenting your child and parenting your adult child. I found this period of time challenging. From ages zero to eighteen our children fit into our lives. And...
How Do I Know If My Child Is addicted to Video Gaming?
This is a difficult time for many as we self isolate through the COVID19 pandemic. I am using this time at home to write my second book. My son has graciously agreed to participate in recorded interviews with me, answering many questions. The first half of my book, I...