Video Gaming

Explore the world of gaming and its effects on individuals and families. This series looks at the risks of video games, including issues like addiction, online behavior, and the role of gaming in social connection. Gain insights into how to create a balanced gaming environment that supports positive outcomes.

S4 Episode 9: STARTing Summer Right With A Videogame Decision Tree // Tracy Foster of START
01 Jun, 2022
Summer is coming and how do we teach kids to self-regulate around time spent video-gaming? Tracy Foster from the organization START teaches all about their tool called the “video game decision tree”. In this episode we talk about the founding philosophy and components of START as well as go over this invaluable tool to help parents maintain summer sanity!
S4 Episode 6: Replay - Technology, Autism, & The Outdoor Scientist // Dr. Temple Grandin
14 May, 2022
Note: this post is a rerun of the episode, "Technology, Autism, & the Outdoor Scientist," which aired on May 5, 2021 in Season 1. Temple Grandin has the distinction of being named one of Time Magazine's most 100 influential people as well as an author, educator, and inventor. Her life’s work of understanding her own autistic mind and sharing that with the world has led her to a uniquely qualified position in which to explore technology, autism, and behavior. In this episode we explore things all families can do, both on and offline, to provide educational, enriching experiences. Temple discusses personal experiences with video gaming, lessons from her childhood surrounding engagement with others, and shares a pandemic plumbing frustration.
Episode 11: Recognizing Gaming Addiction // Hilarie Cash of ReStart Life
09 Jun, 2021
Hilarie Cash is a pioneer in the field of digital addiction and one of the nation’s leading clinical experts in internet and gaming disorders. As a co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of ReStart Life, the first-of-its-kind residential treatment facility in the U.S. and Canada, she has been studying technology and its effects upon mental health since the 1990s. Learn how to recognize problematic behaviors and when to ask for help by listening to this episode.
Episode 6: Technology, Autism, & The Outdoor Scientist // Dr. Temple Grandin
05 May, 2021
Temple Grandin has the distinction of being named one of Time Magazine's most 100 influential people as well as an author, educator, and inventor. Her life’s work of understanding her own autistic mind and sharing that with the world has led her to a uniquely qualified position in which to explore technology, autism, and behavior. In this episode we explore things all families can do, both on and offline, to provide educational, enriching experiences. Temple discusses personal experiences with video gaming, lessons from her childhood surrounding engagement with others, and shares a pandemic plumbing frustration.

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