Dr. Alok Kanojia
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That being said, there are risks, right?
There are absolutely risks.
So that's where a couple things that I recommend.
One is that generally speaking, if your child has access to a device in their room, that increases usage by 50%.
So what I recommend is keep it in common spaces.
Correct.
And secondly, no headphone speakers.
Right.
So then you hear what they're saying.
Exactly.
Right.
And then and then the most the most powerful thing that you can do is be involved.
Hey, who do you play games with online?
Right.
And that's where if your kid is afraid.
So we recommend something in the book, which is for the first month that you talk to your kids about gaming.
you don't try to punish them.
You don't try to make any changes based on what they say.
And you even approach them and explicitly tell them that, hey, I know you play a lot of games.
I just want to understand why.