SENGChat - Developing False Mastery: The Siren Song of Video Games

Brilliant kids, brimming with   potential, only slightly aware of the power they possess. These are the kids who are quickly   identified as able to do anything they put their mind to. But their minds are occupied by something  else. Videogames, YouTube, Twitch,   Streamers, Screens. Sure, they have other activities, they still perform well enough in school, they have a friend or two they see from time to time, but   ultimately it's screens they choose when given free choice.

Helping parents understand the   "why" outside of the psychological reasons games are so alluring is   key to helping parents understand the "how" when it comes to   helping their kids develop skills outside of gaming. There is a neurological   need that gifted children exhibit that is pseudo-satisfied by gaming.

Gaming is a symptom. While it can become the center focus in a   family's dynamic, ultimately, it is not causing the problem of a…