Surprising Benefits of Video Games for Teens and Parents

Many parents believe that video games are just a mindless, useless past time. However, our guests suggest that video games have powerful benefit for both teens and parents. Follow:@RRLamourelle, @bamradionetwork.com Dr. Sarah M. Coyne is an associate professor of human development in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. She received her BSc degree in Psychology from Utah State University, and her PhD in Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England. Her research interests involve media, aggression, gender, and child development and has over 60 publications on these and other topics. Dr. Elisabeth Gee is the Delbert & Jewell Lewis Chair in Reading & Literacy at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for Games & Impact.