Young people and teenagers today are becoming more and more engrossed in the online world of gaming. In fact, Irish psychiatrists now treat a gaming addiction as a disorder after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised it as one in 2018. This growing trend can be worrisome for parents, as the symptoms and signs of […]
1 year ago
Do you have a little gamer? In the digital era, there’s not a whole lot more entertaining to a child than video gaming. While gaming does come with its benefits in coordination and problem-solving skills, to name a few, experts warn that it shouldn’t be accessible from their bedrooms. The resident sleep expert at Time4Sleep, […]
1 year ago
Parents are urged to be cautious as psychiatrists discover a link between video games and depression. Psychiatrists studying the effects of video games have issued a warning after finding a link between depression and video game addiction. The specialists performed MRI scans which revealed the potential damage games can cause to young brains. The images […]
3 years ago
In terms of online games aimed at children, Roblox is by far one of the most popular ones. Children as young as 5-6 are apparently playing the game, which is intended to be a sort of virtual 3D world where kids can create and play their own games. This is why, then, it came as […]
4 years ago
Do you think this is accurate? A little playful competition never hurt anyone—and a new study shows that it may even bring people together. After learning that 74 per cent of parents play video games with their children at least weekly, the team at GetCenturyLink set out to find how video games may affect family […]
4 years ago
Do you allow your children to play video games? Video games and kids is always a heated debate, especially when it comes how long they should be allowed play them. There is a lot of advice out there saying that children should spend as little time as possible in front of screens, but some parents […]
4 years ago