LET'S PLAY!
Making gaming healthy and fun for families
Are your kids obsessed with video games?
FAMILY FRIENDLY GAMING IS POSSIBLE.  I HELP PARENTS AND KIDS CONNECT THROUGH VIDEO GAMES. IMAGINE... SCREEN TIME THAT'S FUN AND BONDING.
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Class 101: Painless Power DownsÂ
WHAT IF you could...
...go from Us vs Them to Us Together?
...build bonds through tech and gaming?
...have joyful endings to gaming sessions?
Join Velma and  Sonali (Forward Together Parenting) to combine Hand in Hand tools with gaming expertise and tested heart-based parenting techniques to go from screentime angst to painless power downs.
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Finding screen time hard to manage?Â
Let me be your support partner. Bring your questions and get specific strategies and solutions for your family.Â
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Playlistening and Video Games
Imagine...playing a video game with your kid - and it's fun!
Join Velma and learn how playlistening with video games can transform your relationship with your kid.
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ABOUT MAMA MAVEL
SHE LEARNED TO PLAY.
I WAS NOT A GAMER.
I had all the standard, expected parent hang-ups and skepticism about screens and video games. But I refused to be left behind or shoved out of my son's life by pixels. Instead, we found a whole new way to bond. Now, I help other moms get in control of the controls and Game On!
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HOW TO BALANCE PARENTING AND VIDEO GAMES FOR A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD
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Velma's help was excellent! After meeting with her, my son came straight to me and said, "What did she say?" His eyes lit up when I told him a few things. He's excited to play with me!
____ Steffi, Germany
The only difference between "playing house" and "playing Minecraft" is in the medium of play, rather than the play itself.
____ Amanda Farough and Rachel Kowert, PHD, Carnegie Mellon University ETC Press
NEW STREAMS MOST WEEKS!
Watch me learn to play video games. I played Super Mario Brothers twice–as a 5th grader at the neighbor’s house–before I entered the world of video games with my son. Much to my surprise, I discovered these games could bring us closer and be a source of connection instead of creating conflict.
Biggest surprise? I've learned to love them myself! Video games are teaching me to play, make mistakes, learn and have fun. You can find me showing off my mediocre gaming (mostly Minecraft) skills on several times a week.
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