Gaming Addiction

As parents, it can be easy to over worry about what our kids are getting up to. As kids grow up, they start to find new hobbies and interests from their friends, one of the biggest being video games. It can be hard as a parent when your child asks for the first time if they can start playing video games. There is so much negative information about the effects, but is it truly all bad? How can you know you’ll prevent your kids from becoming sucked in and addicted to the world of gaming? Today we are talking with Dr. Amanda Giordano, an associate professor of counseling, as well as the author of the clinical reference book, "A Clinical Guide to Treating Behavioral Addictions."