My guest this week is Kim McDaniel, co author of Video Games & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control
Kim McDaniel along with her co-author Hilarie Cash present the available research on video games and their effects on your child’s health, brain development, and social skills.
Many parents have a “gut feeling” that too much time spent gaming is bad for their kids but don’t know exactly why. This book is a resource that gives parents more confidence to set limits around their child’s screen time and offers help to assess whether a child (or a parent!) is addicted to gaming.
You can read a transcript of this interview here: Video Games and Your Kids
Read my review of the book Video Games and Your Kids
Recommended Resource:
Times Up Kidz (free 30 day trial, save 5% by using CLAUTH discount code if you buy it)
I downloaded this software program that helps parents set boundaries for their kid’s computer time. As the creator of the software, Justin says: “The best part is that the computer is immune from pleas for “just a few more minutes.” It is more disciplined about enforcing the limits than most parents.”
I’ll write a longer review of the product later, but thought I would mention it for now since it’s so on topic for this week’s program!
