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Feb 2024
30m 52s

How video games can help kids learn and ...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Video games get a bad rap -- but the right games can be a tool to reach kids and teach them important social emotional and academic skills. Susan Rivers, PhD, chief scientist at the nonprofit iThrive Games, talks about how to design games that are both entertaining and educational, what kinds of skills kids can learn through gaming and how parents can balanc ... Show More
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