Whether it’s seeping underneath the door crack at bedtime or casting shadows across the uneaten tuna casserole at dinner time, the glow of an electronic screen seems to be everywhere in the lives of our children. In this Children’s Channel video, Geoffrey Putt, PsyD, director of outpatient therapy services at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses the physical […]
Too much focus on video games and screen time can be sign of ADHD
When the doctor suggested that my daughter may have ADHD a couple years ago, I didn’t believe it. After all, how can someone who spends prolonged periods focused on video games possibly have an attention deficit disorder? Sure, she loses things a lot, and she’s pretty disorganized. But she’s a good student – an honor […]