Tom Kersting on ‘Fortnite’ Addiction in Kids: ‘Our Kids Are More Sedentary Than Ever Before in History’

>> Tucker Prince Harry of ░░░░░░░░ British ills recently made ░░░░░░░░ when he told people ░░░░░░░░ plans to raise his ░░░░░░░░ in gender neutral way ░░░░░░░░ that s not prince ░░░░░░░░ s only view on ░░░░░░░░ Not all of his ░░░░░░░░ are insane After a ░░░░░░░░ meeting with mental health ░░░░░░░░ he said that for ░░░░░░░░ night that s the ░░░░░░░░ s most popular video ░░░░░░░░ offered for free online ░░░░░░░░ to be banned A ░░░░░░░░ part of the game ░░░░░░░░ loot boxes grant digital ░░░░░░░░ for players Features make ░░░░░░░░ deeply addictive half as ░░░░░░░░ or more than alcohol ░░░░░░░░ Harry the government and ░░░░░░░░ should act instead of ░░░░░░░░ for the quote damage ░░░░░░░░ be done A psycho ░░░░░░░░ detect and how to ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for coming on ░░░░░░░░ you Tucker Tucker What ░░░░░░░░ you make of this ░░░░░░░░ have read many stories ░░░░░░░░ the popularity of fortnite ░░░░░░░░ playing for days at ░░░░░░░░ time I haven t ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot about ░░░░░░░░ the effects would be 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argument people might make ░░░░░░░░ a headset on and ░░░░░░░░ with your friends which ░░░░░░░░ interaction That s not ░░░░░░░░ interaction There is nothing ░░░░░░░░ than actual face to ░░░░░░░░ interaction and picking up ░░░░░░░░ the nonverbal nuances and ░░░░░░░░ of the people in ░░░░░░░░ of us Tucker A ░░░░░░░░ hose leader tell us ░░░░░░░░ about the children children ░░░░░░░░ our future Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ have spent some time ░░░░░░░░ through the consequences of ░░░░░░░░ this ubiquitous Not whether ░░░░░░░░ have billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ be made U the ░░░░░░░░ s health organization Tucker ░░░░░░░░ June actually and people ░░░░░░░░ don t know this ░░░░░░░░ have now classified gaming ░░░░░░░░ as an actual diagnoseable ░░░░░░░░ Here in the United ░░░░░░░░ there San actual disease ░░░░░░░░ addiction Classifiable disorder The ░░░░░░░░ is we can talk ░░░░░░░░ banning things Maybe we ░░░░░░░░ labels like we do ░░░░░░░░ cigarettes that this may ░░░░░░░░ addictive This may be ░░░░░░░░ to your health When ░░░░░░░░ see kids I see ░░░░░░░░ on a daily basis ░░░░░░░░ kid that would be ░░░░░░░░ the nicest kid the ░░░░░░░░ s pet have parents ░░░░░░░░ me up and like ░░░░░░░░ holes in the kid ░░░░░░░░ bedroom every time they ░░░░░░░░ a way a video ░░░░░░░░ a kid freaks out ░░░░░░░░ s addiction Tucker 30 ░░░░░░░░ ago you heard people ░░░░░░░░ the phrase couch potato ░░░░░░░░ was considered unattractive at ░░░░░░░░ Immoral at worse to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ staring at a screen ░░░░░░░░ a vegetable Far preferable ░░░░░░░░ get outside You never ░░░░░░░░ anybody say that anymore ░░░░░░░░ we given up on ░░░░░░░░ idea I fear that ░░░░░░░░ have I mean our ░░░░░░░░ are more sedentary than ░░░░░░░░ before in history That ░░░░░░░░ why we have an ░░░░░░░░ epidemic among kids That ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ other issue here Tucker ░░░░░░░░ natural habitat for a ░░░░░░░░ is the creative world ░░░░░░░░ outside making shapes out ░░░░░░░░ clouds scraping your knees ░░░░░░░░ fun throwing a ball ░░░░░░░░ the wall It s ░░░░░░░░ about sitting in front ░░░░░░░░ a screen That s ░░░░░░░░ in our human nature ░░░░░░░░ s not in the ░░░░░░░░ development for our kids ░░░░░░░░ s not what works ░░░░░░░░ not what they are ░░░░░░░░ to be doing Tucker ░░░░░░░░ question Do we know ░░░░░░░░ effects on the developing ░░░░░░░░ of spending three four ░░░░░░░░ hours a day playing ░░░░░░░░ games Sure Sure There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of all ░░░░░░░░ research of my book ░░░░░░░░ covered all of this ░░░░░░░░ There is a lot ░░░░░░░░ research since then come ░░░░░░░░ brain neuroplasticity The brain ░░░░░░░░ engaged in anything highly ░░░░░░░░ for three or more ░░░░░░░░ per day grow neuropathways ░░░░░░░░ adapt to that environment ░░░░░░░░ problem is when it ░░░░░░░░ to the cyber world ░░░░░░░░ can unadapt to the ░░░░░░░░ world That s why ░░░░░░░░ are seeing so many ░░░░░░░░ with kids with poor ░░░░░░░░ skills kids coming out ░░░░░░░░ college and can t ░░░░░░░░ well during a job ░░░░░░░░ and social skills problems ░░░░░░░░ so forth Tucker Interesting ░░░░░░░░ Kersting one of the ░░░░░░░░ people thinking seriously about ░░░░░░░░ We appreciate it Thank ░░░░░░░░