Columns1 minWhen gaming becomes a problemIf a child only plays games and neglects social contacts and school, parents should take action. How to recognise whether your child is developing a gaming addiction and where you can get support.
Columns17 minGaming: What's the best way for parents to deal with it?Children and young people are fascinated by gaming. How can parents ensure that gaming time doesn't get out of hand?
Columns6 min«A game ban drives a wedge into the relationship»Prevention expert Christina Thalmann knows why young people sometimes simply don't manage to stop gaming themselves.
Columns2 minGaming: Our theme in July and AugustParents are often annoyed and worried when their children play games on the console. What rules can be used to defuse the irritating issue of gaming.
Gaming13 min«A day without a smartphone is a disaster for teenagers»Franz Eidenbenz knows how easily an online addiction can develop - and also what can prevent or cure it: the feeling of being valuable.
Health5 min«The algorithm switches off thinking»Unlike computer games, the addictive effect of social media has long been underestimated, says child and adolescent psychiatrist Oliver Bilke-Hentsch.
Education1 minSwitch off the device now!Have you agreed a fixed TV or gaming time with your child and they are not sticking to it? Our tip offers you support in this situation.
Columns5 minWhen is a child addicted to gambling?These and ten other questions are answered in the "Gaming" chapter of the dossier "100 questions - 100 answers on the topic of media".
Media14 minUse your smartphone mindfullyWhat does conscious use of smartphones and tablets look like for children and parents? How do we master the devices without becoming addicted?
Health12 minWe have played ourselves into oblivion with the game addiction ...Game addicts find help on the new ward for behavioural addictions at the Psychiatric University Hospital Basel UPK. Two sufferers undergoing inpatient therapy tell their stories.
Gaming6 min«Gaming is as addictive as alcohol or nicotine»Franz Eidenbenz, an expert in online addiction, explains how parents should react if their child spends more and more time in front of a screen.
