Tag: parenting
All the articles with the tag "parenting".
Simple Rules for Video Games
I learned from baseball that simple rules can produce complex behaviors that are pretty smart under pressure. Here are my three simple rules for managing video game time.
Finding Fun in Your Own Backyard - The Mud Pit
Bringing back fun and playing together does not always require video games or much money. Sometimes a hose and a patch of dirt can create an unforgettable childhood experience.
The Forbidden Experiment
It's obvious kids are more vulnerable than adults — but online it's hard to grasp just how much. Why our instinct to keep them physically safe misses the real risk.
One Lesson Coaching Baseball Taught Me
When I coached my son and his friends on a neighborhood little league baseball team, I learned an important lesson about helping kids succeed.
How Does a Video Game End?
If you are a parent trying to end game time, one question you need to answer is, how does your child's game actually END?
Discoverers and Defenders
Coaches taught kids Growth Mindset over Fixed, and Duckworth showed effort counts twice where talent counts once. But that framing misses something — the difference between discoverers and defenders.
Where Did the Fun Go?
When did it stop being fun to be a kid? What happened to our families and what can we do about it?
The Origin of Cheat Code
A great day, a big contract, a celebration dinner — derailed by a kid who wouldn't put down the controller. The family story behind the term 'cheat code.'
Coaching Teens Part 2 — Do the Right Thing
A big reason to start an esports program is exposing more kids to coaches and mentors. Establishing a just cause is what orients the whole program toward doing the right thing.
Why you want to get on Discord now.
After explaining Discord to clients one too many times, I wrote the primer. Not a tutorial — the professional case for why you want to get on Discord now.
Laser Tag Tag Gets Your Gamer Outside
2020 brought a surprise: booming demand for laser tag. Parents wanted their kids out of the house — a throwback to when we played outside until the streetlights came on.
What You are Missing — when you Don’t Play Video Games With Your Kids
Playing video games with your kid is a chance to build a bridge to their future. Here's what you might be missing by sitting the next round out.