I’ll admit it. I’m a parent who used to let my children spend their lives in front of the TV. Yes, I used to let my kids play video games freely, and for a while, everything seemed to be okay, but ...

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A boy playing a video game on a PC at home. Recent research suggests that video games might be harming boys. But debates about children and games miss the fact that not all games are the same. Parents ...

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Dr. Aliza Pressman, a developmental psychologist and author of “The 5 Principles of Parenting," joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Willie Geist to share advice for parents about how to ...

The best advice I can give to parents of gamers is: Play video games with your kids. Can’t get your kids to spend time with you? Play video games with your kids. Teachers are complaining that your ...

Adults may make up the majority of game players, but video games are more popular than ever among kids, new research shows. According to NPD, 91 percent of U.S. children ages 2-17 play video games (64 ...

It wasn’t so long ago that researchers reported that letting kids play video games — active “exergames,” that is — could help them burn energy. Now the latest study shows … maybe not so much. The ...