Table of Contents
A Letter to Teens 1
A Letter to Clinicians, Educators, and Parents 3
Activity 1 Playing Video Games 6
Activity 2 Are You Addicted to Video Games? 9
Activity 3 Why You Play Video Games 14
Activity 4 When Play Gets in the Way 20
Activity 5 Bingeing on Your Screen 24
Activity 6 What Your Parents Do with Video Games and Screen Time 29
Activity 7 Screens and Your Sleep 34
Activity 8 Do You Get Distracted by Games and Screens? 38
Activity 9 How Tech Tools Help with Homework and School 42
Activity 10 Is It ADHD or Distractibility? 47
Activity 11 Video Games Are More than Just Fun 50
Activity 12 Family and Video Games 56
Activity 13 Hanging Out with Friends 60
Activity 14 Improving Executive Functions and Problem Solving 65
Activity 15 Promoting Creativity with Games and Apps 69
Activity 16 Stress and Relaxation 74
Activity 17 Developing and Expanding Interests 79
Activity 18 Learning More about the World 84
Activity 19 Can Video Games Make You More Efficient? 88
Activity 20 Exercise and Games 92
Activity 21 Can Competitive Video Games Help Your Future? 95
Activity 22 How Much Time Do You Spend with Screens? 100
Activity 23 A World without Technology 104
Activity 24 When You Can't Stop Looking at Screens 110
Activity 25 Strategies for Distraction 116
Activity 26 Balancing Your Digital Play with a Healthy Play Diet 121
Activity 27 Creativity in a Play Diet 126
Activity 28 Nature, and Unstructured Playtime 131
Activity 29 Can Game Play Inspire Physical Play? 135
Activity 30 Games as Social Play 140
References 145