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Deep Reading Matters: Brain Whisper Study Strategy

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...

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Visual Hygiene & Technology; What Parents Need to Know

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...

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What are the Stages of Gaming Addiction and Why do they Matter?

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...

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Can Regulated Video Gaming Provide Valuable Life Skills?

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...

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How Can I Stop My Child’s Video Gaming Addiction?

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...

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I Bought  A Video Gaming Console for Myself and Here’s Why

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...

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Caregiver Stress with an Addicted Gamer

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...

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