NYT published an atrocious, scare-mongering fact-free article today about how kids' brains are going to be damaged by spending more time playing videogames during lockdown. All reckless speculation, and counter to actual evidence from studies. As a concussion survivor...
...this MAKES ME CRAZY. We know all kinds of youth sports carry actual long-term risks to brain development and health... from concussions. The games that truly risk brain damage are soccer, football, volleyball, etc. We are so backwards in our cultural thinking.
If we had even a fraction of the anxiety and concern and desire for safe limits put around high-impact youth sports and their impact on brain health as we do about perfectly safe (from a brain health perspective) videogames, kids would be happier and safer.
and importantly, kids would be less shamed and punished for a 100% age-appropriate, developmentally-appropriate desire to play games, learn skills, achieve goals, socialize with peers, feel a sense of freedom and autonomy.
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