Creating a Sense of Purpose Why are smart, capable kids giving up on school work? While there is no one universally true answer to this question, I have some ideas. One is the digital media and games that are intentionally created to be addictive by stimulating the reward systems in their brains, but that’s not […]
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Behavior Management
Happy Cats or Sad Puppies? Link to behavior management summary video here. Focus on Behavior Management This is a common complaint about many of the children who come to see me for help with managing behavior. Anytime we have disruption in our lives from stress, depression, grief, change, ADHD, and […]
Video Game Addiction Digital Media Management
Video Game Addiction Digital Media Management Do you have a kid who seems lost in his video games? Do they sneak them when they are not supposed to, find loopholes in digital media management filtering programs, and fight with you over turning them off? Are they spending tons of time immersed in a digital reality, […]
ADHD Autism Video Game Addiction- Tips and tools to manage digital media
Tools For Keeping Your Kids Safe Online ADHD Autism and Video Game Addiction- do you think having one of these conditions makes a person more vulnerable to video game addiction? See the lists of resources below. Web Watcher- www.webwatcherkids.com Allows parents to block websites and record on and offline activity, including keystrokes, IM, and email […]