Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.

Hi everyone, my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm pleased

to welcome you to today's 80 HD experts presentation titled Addictive Technology

and its Impact on Teen Brains.

Leading today's presentation is Jeremy Edge.

Jeremy is the owner and founder of the Counseling Practice, EscapingThe.com, PLLC.

He is an international gaming disorder certified counselor and he obtained a digital wellness certificate

from the Digital Wellness Institute.

After personally experiencing the negative effects of problematic gaming,

Jeremy devoted his work to helping those find balance with online activities.

Jeremy and his team provide counseling services to help clients of all ages experience balanced, healthy screen use.

In today's webinar, we will discuss why it is that no matter the consequence, many of our teens,

especially those with 80 HD, just can't seem to pull away from their devices.

Our expert today will address the impact of addictive technology including video games and social media

and offer healthy solutions for balance.

We'd like to begin today's webinar by asking two poll questions for our live audience.

First of all, how much time per day does your child spend playing video games?

Please select the most appropriate answer and note that you can say you're not sure.

And then secondly, we'd like to get a sense of the biggest challenges that you face related to your child's video game play specifically.

Is it policing how much time they're playing, getting them to stop, dealing with emotional fallout after video game play?

Please select the most appropriate answer there.

And if you don't see one that reflects your experience, please just use the comment box to tell us about the challenges that your family is dealing with.

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