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friends, brag about high scores, or share important secrets about playing the game. Sometimes, kids play video games to avoid social contact with other kids. Do you think your child feels neglected or left out by his friends? If so, why not plan a social event that he can invite one friend along on?
Parents are often put off by video games, but if they are part of your child's social and experiential worlds, take the time to find out more about them. Try to tolerate watching or even playing them a bit with your child. Always remember, too, that parents are the ones who ultimately control the amount of video-game playing or television watching a child does. The game or set can always be turned off until chores or homework are done.
There is a dark side to digital entertainment and you can read more about that in my eBook, “Digital Dark Side” at centerihr.teachable.com. Kids can become consumed by their digital devices, even addicted to them. If this is happening you will need a very targeted leadership plan and that is what you will learn in that teachable course.
VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION
Does violence on television create violence in the people who watch it, especially kids?
This is one of the most controversial topics in all of social science. Some research suggests that children who grow
up on a steady diet of television tend to have more problems with emotional adjustment and are more likely to get into trouble with the law. On the other hand, there are those who believe that television is merely a window into a violent society, and that even if television were completely abolished, we would still have
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