Wow, Melanie pulls no punches as she candidly relives her trauma, "blindness" and optimistic attitude, "not my son".
This is a must read for ALL Parents, Grandparents, and Guardians. I am going to ask her permission to display this on our website, ParentDigitalAnswers.org
I lost my son to suicide by cyberbullying. None of us to see that happen to your youth. Take Melanie's course.
Everyone knows families that are unaware.
Just Do It. One of the most important decisions you will ever make.
Very helpful testimony. 🎮🕹️😵 VID GAMES have sucked the life out of so many young people. The slow creep morphs into the snowball rolling towards the cliff. Big BUCK$ involved in the marketing and keeping kids involved with their screens; wallets 💸 and ⏰ hours fall into the abyss. Sad seeing adult men with kids playing online games instead of reading books to their children. 🇺🇲 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇪🇺 None of our families are immune, Semper Fortis!
Fortunately, the vast majority of gamers do not develop a problem with gaming, anecdotal evidence aside. It's really all about balance and moderation, as Aristotle knew. So let's not throw out the proverbial baby with the bathwater now.
I was a heavy videogame user and still became a thriving adult - HOWEVER, that doesn't mean it didn't affect me negatively. Looking back i think it set me back socially.
I struggled making friendships and felt socially stunted. I think if I had limited my playtime it would have helped in that regard.
It did bring me benefits also: since I mostly played RPGs and story based games, it helped me learn English as a Venezuelan immigrant.
In the end was saved me and brought balance to my life was enrolling in high school sports starting my sophomore year.
Wow, Melanie pulls no punches as she candidly relives her trauma, "blindness" and optimistic attitude, "not my son".
This is a must read for ALL Parents, Grandparents, and Guardians. I am going to ask her permission to display this on our website, ParentDigitalAnswers.org
I lost my son to suicide by cyberbullying. None of us to see that happen to your youth. Take Melanie's course.
Everyone knows families that are unaware.
Just Do It. One of the most important decisions you will ever make.
Jeff Griggs. Jeff@ParentDA.org
Very helpful testimony. 🎮🕹️😵 VID GAMES have sucked the life out of so many young people. The slow creep morphs into the snowball rolling towards the cliff. Big BUCK$ involved in the marketing and keeping kids involved with their screens; wallets 💸 and ⏰ hours fall into the abyss. Sad seeing adult men with kids playing online games instead of reading books to their children. 🇺🇲 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇪🇺 None of our families are immune, Semper Fortis!
Fortunately, the vast majority of gamers do not develop a problem with gaming, anecdotal evidence aside. It's really all about balance and moderation, as Aristotle knew. So let's not throw out the proverbial baby with the bathwater now.
I was a heavy videogame user and still became a thriving adult - HOWEVER, that doesn't mean it didn't affect me negatively. Looking back i think it set me back socially.
I struggled making friendships and felt socially stunted. I think if I had limited my playtime it would have helped in that regard.
It did bring me benefits also: since I mostly played RPGs and story based games, it helped me learn English as a Venezuelan immigrant.
In the end was saved me and brought balance to my life was enrolling in high school sports starting my sophomore year.