Setting Limits: Video Games as Rewards

“If you’re good while we’re out shopping this morning, you can use the computer when we get home.”

If you’re a parent of a child who plays video games, no […]

Setting Limits: When a Play Diet Isn’t Working

Use this excellent listing of tools to limit access and time to technology. These are particularly helpful when kids refuse to stop playing or may be using technology inappropriately.

Setting Limits: How to limit kids’ video game and technology use

I am a child clinical psychologist, and while my five children might argue that you could find better advice elsewhere (I do know that they love me, anyway), the parents […]

Developmentally Healthy Play Diet: Ages 14+

Unlike younger children, teens tend to participate in more social and digital play. When I ask typical teenagers what their favorite activity is the first response is invariably, “hang out […]

5 Ways to Improve Thinking Skills with Technology

Here at LearningWorks for Kids, we’re dedicated to helping families leverage technology in a positive way, showing them how they can use the latest apps and games not just to […]

5 Strategies to Improve Focus Skills

Children born into the digital generation may sometimes struggle with attentiveness. The number of outside distractions is only increasing, as mobile phones, tablets, and televisions continue to become ever more […]

6 Fun Educational Apps for Toddlers

While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under the age of two avoid “screen time,” parents of toddlers old enough to begin interacting with digital media may want […]

Curiosityville

Curiosityville is an interactive learning website designed specifically for younger children. There are three different learning levels based on age, which children sign into before they begin play. From there, they meet […]

Does the “Your Baby Can Read!” Program Work?

My daughter is 18 months old, now, and it amazes me how fast she is growing. The same little girl who spoke almost exclusively in gibberish just a few months […]

Technology and ADHD: Strategies and Tips for Parents

A recent study by Micah Mazurek and Christopher Engelhardt raises some legitimate concerns about the use of video games amongst children with ADHD. Boys with ADHD demonstrated greater problematic […]