Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Hey everyone, it's Susan Coffin and you are listening to Attitude Magazine's

ADHD experts audio. We have a great topic today as we head into summer and one of

our favorite speakers Dr Randy Coleman back with us to address the topic of

summer screen limits and learning how do you use apps and games to build social skills

creativity and fitness.

I think it's safe to say that parents of kids with ADHD face the unstructured days of

summer with, in many cases, absolute trepidation and the question that that raises itself is how do we

set limits on screen time because left of their own devices too many kids will

go straight to video games and in the face of the lure of that of digital

media how do we get our kids to take part in other activities reading sports

friendships family time etc so Randy Coleman's here today to talk to us about topics such as why

our kids with ADHD so consumed with digital media. What are the pros and cons of digital media and

playing on digital devices for kids of ADHD, why

outdoor play and exercise is even critical is critical for kids with ADHD and what technologies

will actually encourage that. How you as a parent can identify games

asks digital media that will encourage different kinds of play this summer and

finally he's going to offer some tips on the big topic that we hear about at attitude which is how to

manage my child's screen time how much is too much for those of you who haven't heard a

Randy Coleman webinar in the past let me introduce him he is the founder and the president of Learning Works for

Kids. That's just the way it sounds learning works for kids.com. It's an

educational technology company that

...