Wired for addiction: How gaming prompts neurological responses that promote reward and pleasure
Growing PainsShow Notes
Family psychotherapist and author Richard Hogan joins ieParenting editor Irene Feighan to chat about the impact that gaming and gaming culture have on children. Gaming can be more than a fun pastime for some. The World Health Organization has classified severe gaming as a new mental health condition. Here, Hogan talks about the signs of excessive gaming, setting boundaries, and not depending on games and devices to keep children occupied.
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