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Martine Oglethorpe

Why your child is hooked on Fortnite

Is your child hooked on Fortnite? Or any other video game, device or social network for that matter? Wondering what the appeal is and why

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August 6, 2020 No Comments
video games and heroin
Critical Thinking
Martine Oglethorpe

Video Games are Not Heroin….. what the science really tells us

In a New York Times article from back in 2016, we read the headlines “We now know that those iPads, smartphones and Xbox’s are a

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July 15, 2019 1 Comment
rules for video gamers
Digital Trends
Martine Oglethorpe

Rules for healthy, happy video gamers

We know that video games often get a bad wrap from media, parents and society as a whole as they lament their intrusion into a

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March 4, 2019 No Comments
Apex Legends
Apps & Reviews
Martine Oglethorpe

The Modern Parents Guide to Apex Legends

New kid on the gaming block is Apex Legends. After amassing a huge following in it’s first weeks, it looks set to give the much

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February 25, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Martine Oglethorpe

Worried about video game addiction? This might help

It seems many have had the bejesus scared out of them over recent reports of video games and gaming addiction. Media articles and television segments

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September 3, 2018 1 Comment
Roblox
Apps
Martine Oglethorpe

The Modern Parents Guide to Roblox

Roblox is an online gaming platform that is definitely popular with young people, and I am certainly receiving an increasing amount of queries from parents.

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July 19, 2018 No Comments
parenting with video games
Critical Thinking
Martine Oglethorpe

Top video games posts for parents from 2015

The amount of time kids spend playing video games, the types of video games our kids play and the fear of kids becoming gamer zombies

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January 7, 2016 No Comments
Contracts / Tips
Martine Oglethorpe

Video games for Christmas? Attach this letter from Santa

If you suspect your little ones may be fortunate enough to be getting video games or a new video game console for Christmas this year,

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December 3, 2015 No Comments
Video game obsession
Digital Trends
Martine Oglethorpe

Want to stop your child’s video game obsession? Don’t make it the bad guy

I know many parents worry about the amount of time their kids play video games. They worry about the obsessive behaviours that cause arguments every

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November 10, 2015 2 Comments
gaming
Behaviour
Martine Oglethorpe

5 reasons playing video games can be good for your child

Parents often lament the obsession their children have with video games. They rue wasted time, an avoidance of other social interactions, a life on the

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September 1, 2015 9 Comments
video games
Digital Trends
Martine Oglethorpe

Video Games for fun, family and the future: Digital Australia Report 2016

The gaming industry in Australia is growing at an astronomical rate and so it seems that we as a nation and as families, should start

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August 4, 2015 1 Comment
Digital Trends
Martine Oglethorpe

Video Game Definitions For Parents

Video game playing is certainly one of the most prolific and ever changing recreational activities of our youth today. As parents, this is another area

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March 23, 2015 5 Comments

Kids & Online Gaming: A Parents guide to getting it right

Many kids are now playing games online with friends and I often have parents raise concerns over time spent online, inappropriate behaviours and bullying, that

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November 4, 2014 4 Comments
Contracts / Tips
Martine Oglethorpe

Will my child become addicted to video games? This video game contract may help

Is my child addicted to video games? I am worried if I let them play they will become addicted. We always end up in arguments

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March 17, 2014 20 Comments
Digital Trends
Martine Oglethorpe

Are video games improving the mental health of our kids?

I feel I have spent a good deal of time telling my kids how excessive use of video games will turn them into zombies, so

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July 29, 2013 23 Comments

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