While our focus at LearningWorks for Kids is on using digital technologies, a healthy play diet incorporates active and free play. And it’s not just about kids running around and […]

Minecraft interferes with my teen’s homework and other responsibilities. How can we even begin to set limits on Minecraft when he can even play it on his mobile phone?

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This is an interesting phenomena and one which I have heard about from many parents I work with in my clinical practice. Minecraft “making” kids cranky is primarily the result […]

What’s the maximum daily allowance of Minecraft?

An hour per day of video game play is my standard reply. There is compelling data to suggest that one hour of video […]

Kenny Rogers sang, “You‘ve got to know when to hold ’em. Know when to fold ’em…” Whoops, am I showing my age? I’ll make up for it with a picture […]

Video games can be very powerful motivational tools, but they can also be huge distractions, especially for kids with executive functioning problems. Take the combination of Minecraft and ADHD, for […]

Twenty-first century kids are growing up in the age of distraction. Very few teenagers do their homework without their cell phones by their sides — not for help with homework […]

Does your child spend (or at least want to spend) half of their waking hours watching other people play video games on YouTube? This is more common than you might […]

What do you do when a child feels that the players on Minecraft are their closest and only friends? It seems to be their only world of social behavior and […]

“Any tips on how to help the kids from transitioning from playing to another activity? My 6 and 10 year old literally meltdown when told to get off the screens […]