15: Video games: the best thing that ever happened to family life?

Tech Shock - from Parent Zone

English - February 08, 2021 00:51 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB
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Previous Episode: 14: Reasons to be Cheerful

Next Episode: 16: How can we balance children’s right to be online with their right to be safe?

Vicki and Geraldine talk to Andy Robertson, author of Taming Gaming.

Talking points:

- Should parents stop worrying about the time children spend gaming?
- Can parents learn to love video games?
- Should games provide endless opportunities for spending?
- Does publishing the odds of loot boxes in video games make them any less like gambling?

Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster.

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