One of the big hits of 2016’s holiday season was the NES Classic Mini, a miniature throwback version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System game console that made Mario, Luigi, […]

This week on the LearningWorks for Kids Let’s Play YouTube channel, I’m trying out Tower Unite’s new Ball Race maps and taking a stroll around the Tower Unite Plaza! If […]

GoNoodle is a web-based platform that offers hundreds of videos to activate the mind and the body together. You can search the videos by title (such as The Pizza Man), category […]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is Nintendo’s newest entry in a franchise that started in 1986. In this chapter, Link wakes to find himself in a high-tech […]

In part one of this two-part series, LW4K founder and president Dr. Randy Kulman discusses some of the research that has found video games to be an effective part of […]

Warp Shift is an easy-to-learn puzzle game set against a backdrop of beautiful graphics and music. In this game, the player uses simple swipe and tap action to control a […]

Smiling Mind was designed with the help of psychologists and other health professionals to help users be more mindful. A person who is mindful is completely present in the moment and operating […]

NRG developed The Path to Luma hoping to change the way players think about natural energy. It is a small but beautifully rendered game with twenty-three levels. The player’s character is […]

Slow processing speed and executive function disorders are two of the most common reasons children have trouble in school. While processing speed and executive functioning are two distinct neuropsychological constructs, […]

In my work as a child psychologist, one of the things I see worrying parents the most is the “addictive” nature of social media and video game play. While I view most technology usage to be cognitively challenging and useful for kids, many parents worry about their kids only wanting to do things that involve a screen. And when it comes to kids with ADHD, Autism, and Learning Disabilities, stopping video game play can cause intense distress and arguments, to the point where many parents no longer want them to play games, no matter what the potential benefit may be.