Parent Carer Session: Gaming & Your Family

We help bridge the gap between gamers, parents and professionals through education and intelligent gaming strategies.

Learn why your kids are gaming instead of doing other activities: Gain a thorough and holistic understanding of the nuanced motivations to play video games so passionately.

Understand the culture and psychology of gaming: Esports, streaming, game genres, Discord communities and neurodiverse gaming communities

Discover where the line blurs between healthy and unhealthy gaming: Exploring game design, escapism, mental health, on-screen habits and off-screen engagement

Build resilience and life perspective: Learn key strategies and access tools to help manage gaming at home and build more engagement in real life

Who will present?

Presenter: Andrew Kinch, GameAware

"As a competitive and casual gamer of 30 years, a teacher of health and wellbeing for 15 and a parent of 2, my skill set is primed to tackle this issue."

I love video games. I love the immersion, the skill, the competition and the community. That being said, in the past I’ve had the experience of stepping over the line where video games took up way too much of my time and affected me in ways I didn’t expect. That’s why I’m going to know exactly what our gamer is feeling, and how to get buy-in for a healthier and more sustainable way to enjoy their passion.

This session will be recorded, and shared with those who have registered the next day.