Ask Our Families: Raising Kids Sane and Safe Part 2: Cyber Health: Gaming and Social Media Addiction

ASK OUR FAMILIES:

Raising Kids Sane and Safe Part 2:

Cyber Health: Gaming and Social Media Addiction

Gaming, the internet and social media are here to stay and will be part of our lives. The problem is: addiction to these mediums remain a major challenge for many parents. According to a 2020 Survey by Comeback Singapore, 1 in 5 students in Singapore has game dependency or addiction. Furthermore, it is a major contributor to educational or behavioural difficulties. Banning games and social media is not ideal as that would mean social and technology isolation. So, what can parents do?

In this second session on Cyber Health, we have lined up a great panel of speakers to speak to you on the matter - Comeback Principal Psychologist Nicholas Gabriel Lim, eSports Coach Ruth Lim and Comeback Associate Psychologist Poh Xing Yong who used to struggle with gaming dependency too. They…