Information About Screen Time and Video Games

Lots of parents are concerned about how much time their kids spend in front of a screen. Some of them also have concerns about video games. Pixelkin has an experienced team and lots of resources to help you navigate the world of screen time and video games.

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Here are some links to articles that might help:

• Articles about screen time
  • New AAP Guidelines on Kids and Screen Time
  • Setting Limits on Video Game Time
  • Screen Time Is Just a Normal Part of Life
  • 5 Things Your Kids Are Actually Doing With Their Screen Time
• Pixelkin’s Tips for Parents page, with lots basic information for parents about screen time and video games
  • Where are you on the video game violence spectrum?
  • Pathological gaming (and other concerns) 
  • Why kids love Minecraft
  • Why kids love Let’s Play (video gaming) videos on YouTube
  • Why parents should be playing video games with kids
• Benefits of screen time/game time
  • Action games have more benefits than “brain games”
  • Kids who play video games are more social than kids who don’t
  • Games can improve your memory
  • 6 new educational games
  • 5 games that help kids with autism spectrum disorders
  • 8 ways to justify letting your kids play video games
• The ESRB video game rating system explained:
  • The basics
  • 19 things every parent should know about the ESRB rating system
  • Going beyond sexual content descriptors
• Pixelkin’s Game Database: Hundreds of popular games described in detail, with trailers, screenshots, and more. Searchable by age range, type (educational, etc.), genre, interest, including Pixelkin staff favorites.
• Pixelkin’s YouTube channel
  • Ana’s Apps for preschoolers
  • Craft projects, like making your own Google Cardboard VR viewer out of a pizza box
• Dr. Randy Kulman’s website Learning Works for Kids, for parents, teachers, and caregivers of kids with learning challenges
• Common Sense Media

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