Is time spent playing video games associated with mental health, cognitive and social skills in young children?

Overview of attention for article published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, February 2016

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Boys' Education and Advocacy Network, 07 Jun 2016

Video games are sometimes blamed and described as having a negative effect on the education of children and teens (particularly…

psychopium, 27 Feb 2016

Les jeux vidéo peuvent avoir des effets positifs sur les jeunes enfants http://bit.ly/1QxQbWY (+ http://bit.ly/1QxQ91A )