Clinician Update: What Kids are Doing on Screens 2018

When you work with kids it’s crucial to know what they are doing with their time, particularly how they spend their screen time. Popular technology becomes viral and obsolete very […]

Screen Time for 8- and 9-Year-Old Children

How much screen time is good for your 8- or 9-year-old child? Do you need to supervise television shows? How much YouTube is too much YouTube?  Should your child own […]

Screen Time for Teens – What They Recommend

How much screen time is good for a teenager? Do parents have any control over their child’s screen time? Should they? Is the child socially and physically active or are […]

Screen Time for a 7-Year-Old Child

How should we regulate screen time for a 7-year-old child? Does screen time interfere with learning? Does it take away from other more productive “play  time”? Does it all need […]

4 Must-See Movies for Kids Affected by Autism

When experts write about how to help children affected by autism (particularly Level 1 or high-functioning autism), the most common piece of advice is to improve their social skills. This […]

How to Choose and Use Video Games, Apps, and Social Media: A Guide for Clinicians

Clinicians can use a variety of methods to employ video games and other digital media in their therapeutic practice with children. Technology can be helpful in developing therapeutic relationships, preferably […]

Let’s Play Portal Knights… It’s a Cultist Conundrum!

Now on the LearningWorks for Kids Lets Play channel, we hop back into our Portal Knights journey! If you missed the previous episode, you can watch it here. Portal Knights […]

The Best Apps and Games for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Positive Psychology in Teenagers

Twenty-first century teenagers may be more sophisticated than their parents and grandparents when it comes to understanding their world and themselves. They are more apt to ask questions about how […]

What’s So Great About Watching Other People Play Video Games?

Do you know a kid who enjoys watching other people play video games more than actually playing them? Many adults are perplexed by the trend of vicarious video game play. […]

Mini-Guide: Bouncy Hero

Bouncy Hero is a running game that requires carefully choreographed moves that can only be performed with a touchscreen. Continued contact with the screen makes the hero run, lifting a […]