For digital age parents, it’s impossible to escape the digital play vs. traditional play debate. And for some of us, just one dissenting article — no matter how ridiculously extreme […]

Two of the biggest talking points in the world of early childhood education are “free play” and “technology,” terms that are usually at odds with each other.

Blended learning is […]

Does your child seem to forget things from one day to the next? Are morning routines like the movie “Groundhog Day” where your child can’t seem to remember even the […]

While much of the population is eagerly looking forward to Halloween festivities, for many kids with anxiety, the days leading up to the holiday are filled with dread rather than […]

If you have a Wii U game console and a child who loves everything LEGO, chances are you’re familiar with — or already own — the much-talked about LEGO City: […]

I have written before about how gamers identify themselves. Not being a gamer myself (I am too old and get nauseous playing first-person shooters), I interviewed many of my patients […]

Halloween is a strange time of year. Rather than run away from what frightens us, we seek out the scary and welcome the weird. We dress up as monsters and […]

Move over, Minecraft, there’s a new game in town. You’d think that a sandbox game like Minecraft would be the ultimate video game experience. After all, who doesn’t like being […]

My work as a child clinical psychologist has sparked my interest about how children interact with video games, apps, and other technologies. Over the past 20 years, I have conducted […]

Why do kids like to cook?

During my 30 years of work as a child clinical neuropsychologist I have had the opportunity to help children overcome problems at school, at […]