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Scenario

How to tell if gaming is helping or harming your depressed teen

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.

What we've seen

A parent cannot distinguish between digital coping and digital avoidance in their struggling adolescent.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Screen time technology and raising digital children?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.