Design For Life
Is online gaming interfering with my son’s real-life friendships?
This week psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a worried parent whose son socialises with his peers mainly through video games
Dear Expert,
I’m concerned about how much time my 13-year-old son spends playing video games. He is sociable with his family, but has always been very shy with kids his own age and has never had many friends.
But he seems to really come alive when playing video games. He has a real interest and passion for them, and spends every waking moment outside of school playing them. He does it online and talks to ...