April 27, 2020
Q: I live in a high-rise apartment and am the father of two girls, ages 4 and 7. Before living in lockdown due to COVID-19, the girls and I would play outside nearly every day at a local park, and often go on nature adventures on weekends. The lockdown was recently extended and I worry that […]
April 20, 2020
Q: My partner and I are parenting three children (ages 3.5, 6 and 10) while staying with my sister and her family, which includes a 19-year-old college student. We’re all in lockdown as my sister is high-risk for coronavirus. The adults are working from home, and some of the kids are remote learning. There are […]
February 7, 2020
Q: There’s a lot of hype around the new Joker movie and its portrayal of violence and the potential it has to incite people to act violently. I know it’s a common argument, but given your experience and expertise, do you think the entertainment industry bears any responsibility when it comes to people acting violently […]
October 30, 2019
Q: My 11-year-old daughter was invited to a “Slender Man” themed Halloween party where everyone dresses up as some sort of creepy internet meme, like Slender Man. I thought it was innocent enough, but have recently become concerned after seeing how much my daughter is searching about the 2014 Slender Man stabbing (I looked at […]
November 16, 2018
En In English Pregunta: ecientemente leí que la Organización Mundial de la Salud añadió el trastorno por videojuegos como un diagnóstico de salud mental a su Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades y estoy preocupada por la forma de jugar de mi hijo. Tan pronto como llega a casa después de la escuela, se pone a jugar en […]
August 24, 2018
Q: I’ve heard a lot of wonderful things about the new movie, Eighth Grade and my daughter, who is an eighth grader this school year has been asking to see it. I’d like to take her, but am worried and a bit confused by the movie’s R-rating. Is it ok for her to see it? […]
July 25, 2018
Pregunta: Mi hija de 14 años quiere ver la nueva temporada de 13 Reasons Why. Aunque leyó el libro, no le permití ver la primera temporada, debido a la controversia con respecto a su representación del suicidio. He estado pensando que podría estar bien que la vea ahora que está en la preparatoria y, también, […]
July 17, 2018
Es En Espanol Q: I recently read that the World Health Organization has added Gaming Disorder as a mental health diagnosis in the International Classification of Diseases and am concerned about my son’s gaming. As soon as he comes home from school, he games online with his internet friends until we have to force him to […]
June 28, 2018
Pregunta: Mi hijo de 8 años tiene TDAH (trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad) y por ello toma medicamento. Quiere jugar el videojuego Minecraft, pero no estoy segura de que deba hacerlo. ¿Usted piensa que está bien que juegue y, de ser así, durante cuánto tiempo? ~ Muddled about Minecraft, The Overworld, Earth Respuesta: […]
June 15, 2018
Q: My fourteen-year-old wants to watch the new season of 13 Reasons Why. Although she read the book, I didn’t allow her to watch the first season, given the controversy surrounding its depiction of suicide. I’m thinking that it might be ok for her to watch now that she is in high school and because […]
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