Gaming: How to Support Your Teen with Safe Usage - Episode 5 Teen Clinic Podcast

Parents At Work Podcast

Have we lost a generation to gaming? How is it changing the brain? How do I encourage my teen to be a discerning gamer? In episode five of the Teen Clinic Podcast youth advocate, teen expert, and mother of three Lucy Dahill from Why Be You explores the prevalence of gaming in the life of teenagers and how parents can support their teens to engage in gaming in a safe and responsible way. Lucy discusses cyberbullying through online gaming, setting boundaries with your teenager in relation to gaming, and teaching them skills that can help them become a discerning gamer – which they can also use in other situations in life. She clarifies that this podcast episode does not advise parents on how to ban their teen from engaging in gaming altogether. Lucy states that gaming it is a part of a teen’s life, can be used to self-soothe, is enjoyable, helps to create connections, and that a parent’s responsibility involves equipping their teens with the skills to deal with the negative aspects of gaming.