RT KatherineQuie: Video Game Guidelines: 5 Smart Screen Rules for Teens with ADHD ADDitudeMag teens ADHD
Since our goal is to help our kids have healthy relationships with their screens and games, adopt a mentorship mindset and tap into your own experience to guide them. As Devorah Heitner, Ph.D., author of, writes in her Mentorship Manifesto, “We, as mentors, recognize that being tech savvy is not the same as having wisdom. Our life experience is a critical factor in the equation. We believe in collaboration over control.
If you can’t bear the thought of playing along, ask your child to explain what he’s doing, check on his progress, and look for opportunities to celebrate his victories and empathize with his defeats. You will have a better understanding of what he finds so engaging, but he will see that you respect the medium, which can shift the energy away from conflict.Offering it as a reward might be effective in the short term, but it is flawed as a long-term strategy.
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