Tag: parenting
All the articles with the tag "parenting".
What Makes Players Go All In
A 12-year-old dives full-extension for a perfect game. My video game league can't finish a match without someone quitting. Same kids, opposite behaviors. The difference? Environment shapes commitment
How Device Screens Sever Connection
I'd greeted a lot of parents dropping kids at my leagues, but never one who introduced her son the way Janet introduced William. What that moment revealed about how screens sever connection.
Cultivating Mental Toughness
How changing the way I talked to my boys helped them cultivate mental toughness.
Good for Who?
Well-meaning adults tell kids to follow their passion — but for a boy at risk of gaming obsession, that can backfire. The story of Nate, a top-100 Madden gamer whose mom asked me to help.
Show Me Who You Want To Be
Help your son build a healthy identity through video games by using curiosity to shine a light on his competence—the same way a baseball coach gives players a second chance to show who they are.
Day 13 — Connection
Near the end of my little experiment, the offline conversations hit hardest: fourth and fifth graders hacking school computers to reach porn, and teachers with no training to stop it.
Day 11 — Uneasy
I am a little uneasy about yesterdays post. I feel like I should know a lot more about girls and social media. However, the truth is I would be taking a…
Day 9 — Informed
Understanding how something works is interesting, but I care more about what you can do with it. A framework for what boys and girls actually need as we try to keep kids safe online.
Day 1 — How I Learn
Note**: _This entry starts day 1 of 15 consecutive days I intend to practice a tiny experiment, sharing how I am trying to learn how to help parents and…
Pay For Your Games
Lately, the one recommendation I have been giving to parents the most is \"pay for your games.\" Why? Because you want to be the developers customer, not the fuel for their revenue model.
More Effective Than Controlling Screen Time
Controlling screen time may not get you the outcome you want for your kids. What coaching youth baseball — and showing up ninety minutes early — taught me about something more effective.
To Outrage, or Not to Outrage?
When I read something outrageous, my first instinct is to fire back. A friend's advice — and a few scathing diatribes I regret from my days as a young manager — taught me when not to.