112: How Much Gaming is Too Much?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

How do you know if your child has a gaming addiction? A mom writes in worried about her son who used gaming to connect with friends during the pandemic but now games alone while his friends spend time together in person. Dr. Lisa unpacks the research on gaming hazards and addiction, as well as some unexpected benefits of gaming. Reena gets answers to key questions: When is it time to worry that a kid is spending too much time gaming? And what should parents do? AVAILABLE NOW Lisa’s new book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour. Available at www.DrLisaDamour.com and everywhere books are sold. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNina Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources. https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.8	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids.
0:14.5	Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three decades of experience, and the author of three
0:20.0	New York Times best-selling parenting books takes your questions.
0:23.7	Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:26.8	So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisadamore.com.
0:31.0	And join our community by following us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter at Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:40.2	Episode 112, how much gaming is too much?
0:48.2	You were the one during the pandemic, the start of the pandemic, who got me to pay full price on something,
0:54.0	which I never pay full price on something, which I
0:54.3	never pay full price on you, no. It was an Xbox. You said to me, this is a way for boys sometimes
1:01.2	to stay socially connected. I shouldn't fight it. It's not, don't be so anti-gaming. But we got a
1:07.4	letter talking about, when do you know it's too much, Lisa. Yeah, this was a heck of a letter, Rina.
1:13.2	Shall I get right into it?
1:14.0	It's really good.
1:14.8	Let's just do it.
1:16.4	And again, I know I say this every week.
1:18.5	Oh my gosh, the letters we get.
1:20.0	They are just, they're brilliant letters.
1:21.7	Yeah.
1:22.3	And it touches on so many issues. This one says, Dear Dr. Lisa, my son is 13 and spends most of his time gaming in his
1:29.0	room. He gets good grades, generally turns in assignments on time, stays out of trouble,
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