Reset Your Tech - Melanie Hempe - My Son was a Gamer

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Imagine if your son went from well-rounded and healthy to completely obsessed with video games. This story isn't unusual anymore. Melanie Hempe, mom and and founder of Screen Strong, shares how her oldest son was almost wrecked by video games and how he got his life back. You'll learn how to reverse screen addiction and also how to prevent it. Today you'll learn: 

2:13 I watched my child be addicted to video games 

7:07 You can choose the course of your child’s life 

13:18 There is a giant myth around your child’s social life

21:35 The best gift you can give your child

24:09 I’ve already given my teen social media, what do I do?

35:12 How the older sibling’s behavior will trickle down to the younger sibling

Melanie Hempe is a registered nurse and the founder of Screen Strong, a nonprofit committed to giving you the fastest way to resolve screen conflicts and build strong families. She is the host of the ScreenStrong Families podcast and has been featured in the WSJ, CBS, CNN, NPR and Psychology Today. She and her husband have four children. 

Learn more about Screen Strong https://screenstrong.org/

Learn more about the Kids' Brains and Screens Student Course https://kidsbrainsandscreens.com/

Read Arlene's book Screen Kids (co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802422209/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0802422209&linkCode=as2&tag=arlenpelli-20&linkId=837f2447fde5b4a57b13b75b78236083

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