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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...
How Can I Stop My Child’s Video Gaming Addiction?
I am often asked, by parents, how my son stopped his video gaming addiction and has remained gaming sober for four years. This is not an easy question to answer, because I know these parents are looking for the easy-to-access secret to breaking gaming addiction. It's...
I Bought A Video Gaming Console for Myself and Here’s Why
I recently convinced my husband that we should purchase a Nintendo Switch that included three months free of online membership. Prior to convincing my husband, my eldest son convinced me why making this purchase was a good idea. You see my eldest son has always...
Caregiver Stress with an Addicted Gamer
As a parent with an addicted child, you understand the depths of stress that comes with just simple day-to-day living. It often feels like you’re walking on thin ice just trying to approach and communicate with your addicted child. The noise level keeps you up at...
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...