Time, obsession, and how to lean in
Your kid is on hour 4 of Minecraft. They haven't moved a muscle - except for their mouse hand - in at least 27 minutes. They can't still be getting something of value out of this...can they?!
You might be wondering - how many hours a day should a 12 year old spend on a screen? Is this a YouTube addiction? Should I set limits on their screen time? How do you parent when they WANT to spend all their time doing that one thing?
I'm a licensed therapist who happens to focus on parenting AND I have degrees in recreation and leisure studies. This makes me uniquely qualified to talk about all the great things that come from your kid's recreation, leisure, and play choices!
Here's a podcast where I talk specifically on what to do when your kid spends All Their Time doing that one thing - and...by the way - my focus is on you getting to enjoy your children, NOT become the bad guy.
As always - if you want to do this kind of work in a guided and supported way, make sure to check out The Recreative Online art group. Use the code "BecauseILikeYou" for a free month!
Time, obsession, and how to lean in.
Resources I mention during this episode:
The Recreative Online Art Group (formerly known as the Play with Purpose group)
Transcript Coming Soon!
Roya Dedeaux is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a focus on using creative tools like art, writing, and recreation as a way to help teens and their families who don't quite fit the mold.
Roya’s first book, Connect with Courage: practical ways to release fear and find joy in the places your kids take you is the result of her background in Recreation and Leisure Studies and Marriage and Family Therapy and is the base of her Connect with Courage Parenting Course.
She loves running her private practice, creating art prompts for her
two online art groups, and running games and challenges in the
free Recreate Parenting Facebook community! When she's not doing that, she loves to make messes with her three wild & wonderful kids where they live and play hard in Southern California.
Connect With Courage
