This document discusses gaming and its effects on the brain and behavior. It notes that gaming is a natural activity for mammals and triggers specific brain circuits. While gaming addiction is a concern, the document argues that setting clear family rules around gaming time, keeping gaming out of private spaces like bedrooms, and engaging in other activities together can help keep gaming safe and balanced. Effective family rules are ones made before issues arise, that parents also follow, and remain consistent even with teenagers.

1. GAMING: FOR BETTER OR FOR
WORSE?
Prof. Dr. Jan Derksen

2. SOCRATES (360YEARS BC)
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invented our students
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3. THREE REVOLUTIONS
 Agricultural (-10.000 years)
 Industrial (-300 years)
 ICT (-30 years)

4. GAME ANDTHE BRAIN
 Gaming is universal in mammals
 There is a brain circuit that caries gaming

5. BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING GAMING

6. WHO OWNS THE “ADDICTION”?
Parents?
School?
Psychotherapist?
Child?

7. FAMILY RULES ARE HELPFUL IF:
 They are made and implemented before birth
 Parents adapt to the rules also
 Stay committed also with adolescents
 Enhance structure and support autonomy

8. 10 RULESTO KEEP IT SAFE
 Based upon knowledge
 Clarify and implement the time for gaming
 Announce the finish
 Do not break in suddenly but gentle
 Stay interested
 Gaming during the week is different from gaming in the weekend
 Time-out when behaviour is not adaptive
 No screens in the bedroom, kitchen, confiscate them before sleeping
 Gaming time as reinforce
 Play together, go outside together