Excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Serious Play Conference in Rochester, NY this August! With 80+ sessions and over 150 speakers, it promises to be […]

Our team at LearningWorks for Kids has a longstanding interest in the impact of screentime on children. We see both positive and problematic use in screentime. We have conducted published […]

New Super Mario Bros Wonder is Nintendo’s latest installment in the Mario Franchise, released October 20th, 2023. Fans of the series have been waiting for something new from these games […]

It’s true that just an hour of preparation could shave hours off actually doing something. Being unprepared is a more significant stressor than being ready for something, right? The thinking […]

People throw around the term ADHD pretty casually, perhaps when describing themselves as being forgetful, distractible, or excitable. Widespread assumptions about what this disorder looks like have led to misunderstandings […]

Have you ever played your child’s favorite video game with them?

Conversations often take place around how involved parents and caregivers should be in the lives of their […]

Is screen time going to harm my child?

Working as a clinical psychologist treating children, parents bring up a lot of their concerns in my practice. Recently, one of the […]

Should I let my kids play Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

If you’re at all interested in video games, you’ve probably heard a lot of anticipation […]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the latest installment of the famed adventure game franchise, is set to be released on Friday, May 12, 2023. At LearningWorks […]

In order to set goals, make decisions, and stay on task, our brains utilize a set of skills called executive functions. These skills involve many different areas in the brain […]