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Posted by Richard Freed on January 5th, 2019 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Tech Addiction, Video Game Addiction
Fortnite, more than any video game, is upending the lives of the children and teens I work with. Wall Street Journal writer Betsy Morris interviewed me for her article "How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys." Read more
Posted by Richard Freed on December 15th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Addiction, Tech Exec Parenting, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction, Wired Child
Dr. Freed, author of Wired Child, on Fox Mornings on 2 talking about the choice to get kids smartphones and other devices for the holidays.
Posted by Richard Freed on June 28th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Video Game Addiction
Cam Adair, the founder of the remarkable resource Game Quitters, interviews me for his podcast.
Posted by Richard Freed on August 11th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
The mother's story of her video-game-addicted son in this CNN article and video clip (embedded below) are both tragic and compelling.
Posted by Richard Freed on July 23rd, 2016 in Tech and Academic Performance, Video Game Addiction, Video games and college success
Melanie Hempe of Families Managing Media describes the hazards video game overuse and addiction poses to the college-bound.
Posted by Richard Freed on June 18th, 2016 in Tech and Academic Performance, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
Dr. Richard Freed is featured on this Scalar Learning podcast. In this episode, he describes how video game addiction undermines children's academic success.
Posted by Richard Freed on February 19th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
I wrote this article in the Huffington Post to highlight the importance of preventing video game addiction before it sinks its teeth into children.