I’m Addicted to the Internet Recent reports indicate that about 80% of households have high-speed internet connections and that the average adult spends about ½ their entire day interacting with media. About 61% of Generation z (birth years in the 1990’s to early 2000’s) spend 5-10 hrs per day on Read more…
If your son is addicted to video games or their phone, or uses them excessively, here is some information that can help you determine if you should get help for them. Overuse and Addiction to video games has increased over the last twenty years as games have become more immersive Read more…
We can all agree that too much of anything can be a bad thing. In this article, I want to mention a few extreme cases of unhealthy game play and then end by highlighting some ways to create balance and improve health. People die while playing video games. People die Read more…
The Red Socks Fortnite Problem: what can it teach about the healthy use of video games. May 1st, 2018 the website boston.com published a piece entitled “‘You can’t be losing and playing Fortnite : The Red Sox reportedly banned the video game from the clubhouse”. Well, that story has been Read more…
There have been many studies linking video gaming to depression, anxiety and social phobia in children, teens and adults. If you have searched the internet and found this article then you are probably one of the countless people who have seen negative mental health effects of excessive gaming on their Read more…
Smartphone addiction is becoming more prevalent as we rely more and more on our phones. It makes sense. Smartphones are a cultural staple now. In a 2018 Pew Research report, it was revealed that 77% of Americans own a smartphone compared to just 35% in 2011. They’ve taken the world Read more…
Have you ever considered sending your child for evaluation for screen addiction? If so, you are definitely not alone. Video games, smartphone apps, movies, youtube videos, tablets, and computers are commonly and frequently used. There does come a point where the use of these technologies becomes problematic, and can sometimes Read more…