Topic: gaming addiction

Gaming is making you sick – An open letter to teens with video game addiction

Dr. Tali Shenfield

Dear Young Reader, Are you in trouble? Not the kind of trouble that might land you in juvie like stealing a car. But the kind of trouble that finds you in hot water with just about everyone in your life including the few friends that you might still have. It might be your parents being upset that you haven’t ...

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Is Your Child a Gaming Addict?

Dr. Tali Shenfield

From fun to addiction. How to deal with your child's obsession with gaming? Imagine the horror – You are looking across the breakfast table at your 12 year-old and you suddenly realize beyond a doubt that you are staring into the bleary eyes of an addict.  Questions flood your mind. How could this have happened? Why didn’t I notice it before? ...

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