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At TAG Counseling we frequently work with teens who suffer from video game and/or screen addictions. More and more kids are playing violent games early in childhood resulting in increasingly difficult social problems we're dealing with as a society. Moving to Learn recently posted the following article as to why children under the age of 12 should not play violent video games... and the information is sobering. Video games are a ubiquitous form of entertainment in today’s children and [...]

Summer is winding down and as the last long weekend before autumn approaches families are often trying to sneak in one last trip together. But when everyone (and everything!) is packed into the car, mobile devices seem to find their way into everyone's hands to keep people "entertained" on the road. How about trying a family-friendly podcast instead? Everyone listens and discusses what they thought - informative and interactive - seems like a win-win! Screenagers recently shared their top [...]

One of the biggest social issues we face today is sex trafficking. By definition sex trafficking is when minors are commercially sexually exploited. As sad and scary as this is, as a society we need to be mindful that this is happening all over the United States. Focus on the Family published the following information to help us better understand this crime and how we can identify and help its victims. Sex trafficking is a vast web of traffickers and victims.  [...]

With summer in full swing kids all over are talking about the game Fortnite, and spending their time playing it. Screenagers tackles this topic with a Q & A with a gaming addict in recovery and gets his thoughts on the latest teen obsession below: In my profession in the healthcare world, there is a growing concern about the power of internet games becoming so consuming that an individual increasingly craves game time to the point that they suffer [...]

Summer is upon us! With the warming up of days comes kids out of school, pool parties, BBQ's ... and arguing about screen time?! This week's Tech Talk Tuesdays, put out by Screenagers, published the following article to help guide parents how to talk about screen time without creating arguments - and with everyone at home and the weather heating up, we could all use less arguments! Optimizing Parenting: I find this statistic staggering: thirty percent of adults and [...]

As technology becomes more prevalent in our day to day lives, it leaves some people asking if anyone or anything can break our smart phone addiction. One company - Boundless Mind - based out of California is trying to do just that. In an article in Time Magazine, writer Haley Sweetland Edwards explains how Boundless Mind is trying to help our tech-addicted world. "The headquarters of Boundless Mind looks as if it were created by a set designer to satisfy a cultural [...]

You are what you eat ... right? With the rise of mental health issues, it begs the question - does what we eat effect our mental health? Experts believe that what we consume can directly effect not only our physical health, but our mental health as well. This study, put out by the Mental Health Foundation discusses just that. We encourage you to make choices that will have positive effects on your life. If you, or a loved one [...]

With all of our technological connections it's easy for us to feel like we are being social, and yet, many people report feeling lonelier than ever before. Other people mistaken interactions on social media as meaningful connections with others. Below Screenagers explores this social media phenomenon and how it relates to relationships. Do your kids think social media has made our society more social, or less? Plain and simple we all will benefit from looking deeply and honestly at [...]