Publication Date: 14/03/2024 ISBN: 9781035025886 Category:

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer

Dr Alok Kanojia

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 14/03/2024 ISBN: 9781035025886 Category:
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Reclaim quality family time and establish healthy tech habits with expert help from Dr K., As featured on Diary of a CEO.

Is your child spending too much time playing video games?
Are games causing conflict and arguments?
Whatever brings you here, I can help.

Written to empower parents with knowledge and practical advice, this guide from the foremost expert on video game psychology provides skills, offers hope and sets out a clear road map to building healthy gaming habits that will equip your child for a fulfilling future.

How much should I let them play? How do I get them to be interested in anything else?!

Video games and managing screen time are a modern parenting problem with no blueprint and a rapidly changing landscape. Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former gaming addict, Dr Alok Kanojia – Dr K to his millions of followers – offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define, set and reinforce healthy boundaries around screens and video games.

From communication strategies and advice on dealing with behavioural issues to the neurological reasons behind why tech is so addictive, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer is essential for parents of children of all ages.

Based on Dr K’s own experience with gaming addiction and his neuroscientific and psychiatric expertise, this is an accessible and engaging eight-week, step-by-step program covering how to react when your child becomes irritable, rude, or seemingly directionless around screens. Specific advice is also offered for parenting neurodiverse children, including those with ADHD and autism.

‘The book you’ve been looking for – not only for your child but for yourself as well!’ – Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0

Publisher Review

Clear, persuasive, and rooted in the most current research as well as the wisdom of the ages, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer is the book you’ve been looking for – not only for your child but for yourself as well! — Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0 I highly recommend this calm, structured, and nurturing approach to better and less screen use. — Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline This groundbreaking book will give you what you need to come to an informed and sensible resolution that works for you. It’s a book that will give you the strength to live within your values and that will support your hope for a family that is deeply connected. — Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline Complete with scripts, milestones, rewards, and boundaries, this book will walk you through every step of the process to build an alliance with your child, helping them learn use their gaming strengths toward fulfillment in the world beyond their console. — Michelle Icard, author of Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child A Success

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