Video Game Addiction

In this episode of the Digital Parenting Podcast, we cover topics in the news you need to know about, and we chat with Mitchell Waters about video game addiction in our culture today. In addition, we provide a free resource to help parents determine how concerned they should be with their child’s gaming behavior.

Resource of the Week

• Video Game Addiction Assessment – Get Free Resource

Articles Referenced

• Texting Could Equal a Felony for Minors
• Online Impersonation is a Real Threat

News Articles

• Science Daily – Parental controls do not stop teens from seeing pornography
• Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking – Internet Filtering and Adolescent Exposure to Online Sexual Material
• The Wall Street Journal – The Sexting Scandal That Toppled One of America’s Most Powerful Lawyers
• NJ.com – Former N.J. baseball player admits sexting teenage girl
• New York Times – I Used Apple’s New Controls to Limit a Teenager’s iPhone Time (and It Worked!)

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