Psychologists, physicians, parents, and educators have attempted a variety of strategies to treat ADHD. Treatment strategies include varying combinations of behavioral, educational, social, and medication therapy, the last of which […]

My son plays video games after school for 4 hours a day. On weekends, his time playing video games doubles, up to 8 hours. We’ve tried to get him to […]

Why do kids with ADHD love to watch Minecraft videos? My daughter watches them all the time, but I can’t imagine anything more boring.

Kids aren’t the only ones who […]

Gamification is a term you might have noticed us using a lot lately. You may not know exactly what gamification is, but if you’ve ever “checked in” with FourSquare, worked […]

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 […]

“I’m a YouTuber!” my six-year-old cousin recently proclaimed. What he meant was that his love of Minecraft means he watches a lot of videos of other people playing Minecraft. Watching […]

It is common for people to easily remember much of what they have seen but have more difficulty recalling what they have read or heard. While the research on learning […]

Educators, I need your help.

In my last post, with the help of Dr. Diane Kern of the University of Rhode Island, I took a look at educational assessment in […]

Have you ever wondered why kids are so immersed in video game play? Part of the reason is that they are actively taxing their prefrontal cortex, the most sophisticated part […]

If anyone in your household is a console gamer, chances are Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is either on their game shelf or on their wishlist—even if they aren’t […]