My 16-year-old has been depressed since the pandemic and spends all day gaming in his room and I don't know if the gaming is helping him cope or making everything worse.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent cannot distinguish between digital coping and digital avoidance in their struggling adolescent.
“Where Are You with Screen time technology and raising digital children?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.