The Link between Gaming and School Performance The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and its National Children’s Bureau (NCB) just completed a 2-year longitudinal study of adolescents looking at a variety of issues related to technology use. http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/1229655/ict_me.pdf. One of the issues addressed in this study was whether video game use…
Snap Chat No More Parents should be extremely cautious if their child is using Snapchat. Snapchat is an app that allows individuals to send images and videos to friends and permits the sender to place a time limit on how long the receiver of the image or video can view it. The images “disappear”…
Privilege versus Right As parents consider establishing rules and guidelines for children’s video game playing, Technology Wellness Center recommends limit the activity to one hour per day for children eight and older. An hour provides children with enough satisfying time to play video games without approaching the line of too much. In addition, some research…
Eye Problems Associated with Hand Held Gaming or Reading Devices The Technology Wellness Center is dedicated to providing parents with the most recent research on the advantages and disadvantages of technology use in its many forms, e.g., videogames, cell phones, tablets, computers. The focus of this week’s blog will be on identifying some of the…