I highly recommend the book, “Glow Kids”. Read the preface and first 22 pages WITH your child. Your child’s brain is still forming. When gaming many hours a day, the brain matter actually changes over time. Google CT scans/before and after gaming for long periods of time. Share this information with your child. As a child grows, the child needs many different stimuli in their world. They need to be outside, be physically active, read, learn a life skill such as cooking or doing laundry, play a board game, build with toys. They also need to learn how to have a conversation with another person. And, it’s ok if kids are bored. The down time is usually a time when kids get creative. Another negative effect is the dopamine. Video games and social media sites were designed to keep one hooked. The longer a child plays a game, the harder it is to become unaddicted. Their brains will crave more and more of the dopamine. If you have ever watched a child (even a baby) have their...
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