We all know that video games influence our children, but is that really a bad thing? We all know the dangers of video games but do you know how video games can help your child? Wondering Why Your Child Can Beat a Video Game in a Matter of Days? The answer lies in your child’s t...
The article discusses the use of video game therapy with Kinect technology at the Pain Medicine Care Complex of the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. to quantitatively measure an...
Not only do video games improve executive functioning skills, they have also been shown to affect stress in children. According to a study done by Porter and Goolkasian, the video game Mortal Kombat does induce a cardiovascular stress response, which means that the body does respond to the gam...
Set Boundaries for Video Game Play Any parent of a young child with ADHD knows that these kids often lack the capacity for self-regulation. This is particularly true when it comes to pleasurable activities that invite and reward hyperfocus. Thus, parents must be the ones to set and enforce ...
Do your kids open up to you on car rides or maybe even when you are putting them to bed and their phone is already put away on the charger? Maximize these times. Seek out these settings where they naturally open up. Join them Video games and social media are not evil. It’s only ...
How Video Games Improve Organization Skills Posted onAugust 31, 2020byLW4K - EM Parents can get creative when it comes to finding strategies to help their kids stay organized. They spend boatloads of money on storage containers, crates, and shelving in hopes of getting them to put their stuff...
Since the first motion picture, adults have worried about how children would respond to violent imagery. Now that mobile screens offer kids unlimited access to violent images and videos, we have even more to worry about.
they teach kids how to create video games. By the time the program is over, the students will have created a video game they canplay with their friends and family, showing off all they’ve learned in class in a fun and practical way. Teachers don’t need to push kids to learn when ...
Have all the kids keep their video feed on. Select an item that you see on one screen. Do not mention where this item resides. Say the item out loud and start the timer. The kids must search for the item in everyone’s video feed till they find it, or time runs out. ...
“Back when we deployed [in 2003], gaming was still a thing for nerds and dorks to do,” says Nate Serefine, a Stack-Up co-founder and Machuga’s ex-Army buddy. “Now everyone's into video games. It's kind of great.” The mainstreaming of video games as a social activity may be...