If you have children under the age of 8, they probably spend approximately 65% of their online time on YouTube.

If your kids are older, they still spend more than […]

There are positive aspects to gaming immersion, says Anthony Bean, PhD.

Technology companies and game publishers share an interest:  they want to keep your eyes on the screen. And for […]

Throughout the 1990’s and the first decade of the 21st century, most educators,  pediatricians, psychologists, and other child care professionals viewed video-game play as a waste of time. While early […]

In our recent studies at LearningWorks For Kids, we have found that approximately 1/3 of parents play video games with their children. This is consistent with previous large scale studies […]

Parents of children with ADHD are always asking me if they should stop letting their child play video games. Often these parents become worried about their children’s gaming after noticing […]

Getting good grades and graduating from high school is often not about how “smart” someone is or even how much time and effort they put into school. For many students, […]

One of the most common misconceptions in the world of apps, games, and technology is that some of the digital media that your child loves are “educational,” while others […]

Spatial reasoning — the skills that a creative child might display when taking apart a bike and putting it back together, or when designing and building structures in Minecraft — […]

Here at LearningWorks for Kids, we review hundreds of educational games for girls and boys alike. While most games aren’t exclusively for one or the other, the truth is that some educational […]

One of the most common themes I hear about in my clinical practice is inconsistent learning. “Jacob knew all of his spelling words when we studied them at home last […]