How to Raise a Healthy Gamer with Dr. Alok Kanojia

The Minimal Mom

Is my child addicted to video games? How do I know? What is a healthy amount of video game playing? Today Dawn visits with Dr. Alok Kanojia, also known as Dr. K, to discuss practical steps for preventing video game addiction. Dr. K, a former gaming addict and Harvard-trained psychiatrist, shares insights from his book "How to Raise a Healthy Gamer" on how to identify and manage gaming addiction in children.

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer Book: https://amzn.to/3x3zJdP

IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 Welcome Dr. Alok Kanojia
01:13 Can we REALLY raise a "healthy" gamer?
03:58 What about gaming addiction?
04:59 How have video games changed over time?
10:00 Sense of virtual identity
13:46 Are there actually benefits to playing video games?
15:47 Practical steps to getting video games under control
16:50 Get on the same team
22:09 25% rule
24:52 Can kids learn to manage video games on their own?
26:20 Ideal age to start playing
31:06 What if my spouse is the addicted gamer?
33:15 Do first person shooter games desensitize kids to real life?
36:04 Is there hope if I feel like I've ruined my child?

MORE ABOUT DR. K:

Follow Dr.K's podcast HealthyGamerGG https://open.spotify.com/show/6VaJwyS2KXxiXqR77jqzmP

Healthy Gamer Website https://www.healthygamer.gg/

- Instagram: @healthygamergg

- X: @dralokkanojia

- YouTube: @HealthyGamerGG

- TikTok: @healthygamer.gg

ABOUT THE MINIMAL MOM:

Hi, I'm Dawn, if we haven't met before, I'm married to Tom and we have four kids ages 8-13. We live outside of the Twin Cities in MN and have called ourselves minimalists for 8 years now. We got rid of 85% of our stuff and don't miss ANY OF IT! If you'd like to see more instructional videos about minimalism and decluttering, be sure to check out my YouTube channel!