The first case mentioned really hit home for me. It was that of a #Filipina who brought her young son to the #UK. But this crisis is happening everywhere.
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Locked in their bedrooms, playing #VideoGames into the small hours, #children as young as 10 years old are now addicted to their consoles. #Gaming #GameAddiction

Totally wired: why are so many young people addicted to video games? | Tim Lewis
https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/07/video-games-why-are-so-many-young-people-addicted?utm_source=press.coop

Totally wired: why are so many young people addicted to video games?

Locked in their bedrooms, playing video games into the small hours, children as young as 10 years old are now addicted to their consoles. Tim Lewis hears how the compulsive games can be impossible to resist – and meets the experts tackling the issue

The Guardian

Do NOT go into the old world at 3AM (GONE WRONG)

https://spook.tube/videos/watch/59281041-8a49-42ae-bab5-5df8d507d51b

Do NOT go into the old world at 3AM (GONE WRONG)

PeerTube

«Video games do harm!» shouts the angry mob of parents, teachers, and apparently pediatricians too. But is it true? As the Bard, Calvin's dad, Weight Watchers, and even Bon Jovi say: too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. 🧵👇

#VideoGames #MythBuster #Education #ProSocialBehavior #RolePlaying #GameAddiction #Science #PositiveImpact #HealthyGaming #GameStudies #Gamification #QualityOfLife #MediaEffects #DigitalWorld #ViolenceInGames #GameIndustry #MentalHealth #EduGames

"The desperation of the #families trying to address the disruption that #gaming harms have had on their #children is extreme. I was not prepared for what we came across, with violence within the home and refusal to go to school being prominent." #DomesticViolence #Truancy #GameAddiction

I was not prepared for what we came across when treating gaming disorders | Prof Henrietta Bowden-Jones | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/14/i-was-not-prepared-for-what-we-came-across-when-treating-gaming-disorders

I was not prepared for what we came across when treating gaming disorders

Most of our patients are young, and the desperation of families trying to address the disruption to their child’s life is extreme

The Guardian