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Fresh Start Family ShowEp. 163: Turning Video Game Time into Learning Time with Randy Kulman, PhDOn this episode of The Fresh Start Family show, Wendy chats with Randy Kulman, Ph.D., who is an author and the founder of LearningWorks for Kids, an educational technology company that specializes in using video games to teach executive-functioning and academic skills.Our kids love video games. Many of us see them as a waste of time, and they can be very addictive when not part of a balanced Play Diet of physical, social, creative, unstructured, and digital play. In this episode, we learn how we can use a platform like Minecraft, for...
2023-03-151h 11
ADHD Experts Podcast434- New Digital Therapeutics for ADHD in Children Dozens of digital therapeutics—also referred to as neurotechnologies or digital medicine—are being developed and marketed. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., provides an overview of this new tech that uses video games, apps, and virtual reality to treat ADHD symptoms.
2022-12-1558 minADHD Experts Podcast434- New Digital Therapeutics for ADHD in Children Dozens of digital therapeutics—also referred to as neurotechnologies or digital medicine—are being developed and marketed. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., provides an overview of this new tech that uses video games, apps, and virtual reality to treat ADHD symptoms.
2022-12-1558 min
Parenting In The Thick Of It with Louise Clarke599: How to Balance Your Child’s Screen Time + Real TimeDoes your child struggle to consume a healthy media diet and spend way too much time in the virtual world at the expense of time spent in the real world? You are not alone. In today’s show, I speak with Dr Randy Kulman, the author of many books, his latest, “The Gaming Overload Workbook”. We discuss ways that will help you help your child to find the balance without taking their phone away. Tune in…
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2022-06-0746 min
Parenting Impossible – The Special Needs Survival PodcastTeaching Kids Executive Function Skills with Gaming with Dr. Randy KulmanHow do you empower your teen with ASD, ADHD and executive functioning challenges to transfer their video games skills into real life success? Dr. Randy Kulman, clinical psychologist, author, and founder and president of LearningWorks for Kids joins Annette Hines, host of Parenting Impossible – The Special Needs Survival Podcast to talk about his work with teens using the power of playing video games. Having a healthy balance of play is important in developing personal skills your teen will use in their adult life. Dr. Randy Kulman works with teens to detect their developed skills in video game playing, reflects on...
2022-04-2843 minParenting ADHD & Autism With Parenting Coach, Penny WilliamsPAP 169: Innovative Ways to Improve Executive Functions, with Randy Kulman, Ph.D.The post PAP 169: Innovative Ways to Improve Executive Functions, with Randy Kulman, Ph.D. appeared first on Parenting ADHD & Autism With Parenting Coach, Penny Williams.
2022-04-2100 min
Beautifully ComplexPAP 169: Innovative Ways to Improve Executive Functions with Randy Kulman, Ph.D.Many neurodivergent kids love video games. They’re stimulating, rewarding, and often a less intimidating social environment. However, parents worry about how much time their kids are spending on screens. FInding balance is key, but you can also use your child’s interest in digital play to build skills, like executive functions. Kids are practicing planning, organization, time management, problem solving and more in their video games. You can use that to help them apply those skills in their everyday, offline life. And that’s exactly what my guest, Randy Kulman, Ph.D., founder of Learningworks for Kids, discusses in this e...
2022-04-2136 min
ADHD EssentialsHealthy Screen Time Use with Dr. Randy Kulman of LearningWorks for KidsIn today’s episode, we’re talking to Dr. Randy Kulman. Dr. Kulman is the founder and president of LearningWorks for Kids. He coordinates their team of psychologists, educators, and digital designers in a quest to make video games good for kids. As a licensed clinical child psychologist, Dr. Kulman has been working directly with kids and families for the past 30 years, and has become a leading expert on the use of digital technologies for improving thinking skills in children.
In this episode, Dr. Kulman joins us to discuss all things screen time. We explore screen...
2022-01-0843 min
In It: Raising Kids Who Learn DifferentlyThe real-world benefits of gaming for kidsMany kids and teens love to play video games. But families often worry about the effects of gaming. Are there benefits or risks to playing video games for kids who learn differently? In this episode, hosts Amanda Morin and Gretchen Vierstra get answers from digital play expert and child psychologist Dr. Randy Kulman. Listen in to hear Randy’s tips on how families can help kids maximize learning from popular video games — and transfer that learning to the real world. Plus, hear Randy’s thoughts on EndeavorRX, a prescription video game for kids with ADHD. Related resources6 sur...
2021-12-1625 min
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsWhat This Has Taught Us About Our KidsThis extended pause has been really hard for some of our kids, and actually sort of good for others. For every lonely preschooler who just wants to finally have someone to play “bad guys” with, there’s a formerly rambunctious middle-schooler who became a real scholar without all the distractions of the in-person classroom. And the happiest kids have sometimes surprised us. The family Eeyore is sunnily certain things will be back to normal soon, while the happy-go-lucky one is taking more naps. We've learned (again) that our kids are more complicated than we imagined.In this...
2020-07-0146 min
ADHD Experts Podcast284- Screen Use and Abuse: Create a Healthy Video Game Diet for Your Child with ADHD Gaming delivers multimodal stimulation and immediate feedback, which explains why so many children with ADHD can spend hours zoned out in front of a screen. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley share practical strategies for setting screen limits.
2020-01-301h 03ADHD Experts Podcast284- Screen Use and Abuse: Create a Healthy Video Game Diet for Your Child with ADHD Gaming delivers multimodal stimulation and immediate feedback, which explains why so many children with ADHD can spend hours zoned out in front of a screen. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley share practical strategies for setting screen limits.
2020-01-301h 03
All Things ADHDVideo Games, Screens and ADHD—A Potent MixThis podcast looks at how children and young people use technology and what that means when they also have ADHD. While there are many helpful apps for children and families, sometimes choices can be overwhelming when deciding how best to use technology at home.
Randy Kulman, PhD, is the founder and president of LearningWorks for Kids, an educational technology company that specializes in using video games to teach executive-functioning and academic skills. For the past 30 years, Dr. Kulman has also been the clinical director and president of South County Child and Family Consultants, a private practice that specializes in the...
2019-07-1143 min
ADHD Experts Podcast219- Train the ADHD Brain: Games and Apps to Improve Executive Functions & Processing SpeedRandy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley discuss popular games, apps, and technologies that can be used to improve executive functions and processing speed in children and adults with ADHD—and how to transfer brain training skills to the real world.
2018-10-3058 minADHD Experts Podcast219- Train the ADHD Brain: Games and Apps to Improve Executive Functions & Processing SpeedRandy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley discuss popular games, apps, and technologies that can be used to improve executive functions and processing speed in children and adults with ADHD—and how to transfer brain training skills to the real world.
2018-10-3058 min
ADHD reWired214 | Screentime, tech tools and processing speed with Randy KulmanRandy Kulman joins me on this episode of the podcast. Randy is the founder and president of an educational technology company, LearningWorks for Kids. They specialize in using video games to teach executive functioning and academic skills. For the past 25 years, Dr. Kulman has also been the clinical director and president of South County Child and Family Consultants, a private practice that specializes in assessments and interventions for children with learning disorders and attention difficulties. He has authored numerous essays and book chapters on the use of technology in improving executive functioning skills. In this episode, you will hear Randy...
2018-04-171h 10
Psychology of Video Games PodcastPodcast 33: Executive Skill Transference and Play DietsModern video games are complicated and require a lot of learning, problem solving, memory, planning, and other things that psychologists might identify as executive functions of the brain. There's a lot going on between our ears whenever we play.And wouldn't it be great if some of those mental gymnastics helped us with dealing with more mundane but probably more important tasks outside of games. Stuff like school, work, and interacting with other people? Can you connect game-based learning and practice of these skills with "real life" skills? Might this be especially useful for certain people, like kids...
2018-01-161h 02Parenting ADHD & Autism With Parenting Coach, Penny WilliamsPAP 025: The Benefits of Screen Time and Gaming for Kids with ADHD, with Randy KulmanThe post PAP 025: The Benefits of Screen Time and Gaming for Kids with ADHD, with Randy Kulman appeared first on Parenting ADHD & Autism With Parenting Coach, Penny Williams.
2018-01-1200 minBeautifully ComplexPAP 025: The Benefits of Screen Time and Gaming for Kids with ADHD, with Randy KulmanIn this episode of the Parenting ADHD Podcast, I'm talking with Dr. Randy Kulman, of Learning Works for Kids, about screen time and gaming. We focus our discussion on the benefits of gaming and technology, including a list of games that are good for your child. Yep, I said good for your child. Listen now to find out what skills can be improved, and by which games. And, recognize that screen time isn't all bad. Enjoy! *Note: I experienced a small technology glitch when recording this episode that resulted in an audio glitch in the middle of the recording. It...
2018-01-1250 min
ADHD Experts Podcast182- Summer Screen Limits and Apps that Promote Physical Activity and Social SkillsDowntime during the summer months is OK, but unfettered device usage isn't healthy. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., advises parents on how to set screen time limits, recommends apps that build fitness and social skills, and how to promote other types of activities.
2017-07-2555 minADHD Experts Podcast182- Summer Screen Limits and Apps that Promote Physical Activity and Social SkillsDowntime during the summer months is OK, but unfettered device usage isn't healthy. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., advises parents on how to set screen time limits, recommends apps that build fitness and social skills, and how to promote other types of activities.
2017-07-2555 min
ADHD Experts Podcast142- Beyond Minecraft: The Best Games and Apps for Kids with ADHD and LDWhat makes Minecraft so appealing to kids with ADHD—and can it really improve problem-solving, executive function, and emotional control? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley explain, and recommend other games with similar benefits.
2016-05-101h 00ADHD Experts Podcast142- Beyond Minecraft: The Best Games and Apps for Kids with ADHD and LDWhat makes Minecraft so appealing to kids with ADHD—and can it really improve problem-solving, executive function, and emotional control? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley explain, and recommend other games with similar benefits.
2016-05-101h 00
ADHD Experts Podcast124- Screen Time Limits & Transitions: Making Sure Homework Gets Done Before MinecraftDoes your child want to play Minecraft for hours, and have a meltdown when you tell him to stop? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., offers tips on getting homework done before gaming, setting sane screen time limits, and keeping the screen-free transition calm.
2015-11-1850 minADHD Experts Podcast124- Screen Time Limits & Transitions: Making Sure Homework Gets Done Before MinecraftDoes your child want to play Minecraft for hours, and have a meltdown when you tell him to stop? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., offers tips on getting homework done before gaming, setting sane screen time limits, and keeping the screen-free transition calm.
2015-11-1850 min
ADHD Experts Podcast94- Minecraft and ADHD Kids: Brain Busting or Attention Boosting?Could all those hours your child spends breaking blocks be good for his ADHD brain? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley explain how Minecraft and other video games can be used as learning tools, and how to set screen time limits.
2015-03-1754 minADHD Experts Podcast94- Minecraft and ADHD Kids: Brain Busting or Attention Boosting?Could all those hours your child spends breaking blocks be good for his ADHD brain? Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley explain how Minecraft and other video games can be used as learning tools, and how to set screen time limits.
2015-03-1754 min
You Should KnowToy Experts on Video GamesStevanne Auerbach, known as “Dr. Toy,” and Randy Kulman, founder of LearningWorks for Kids, explore the pros and cons of video games for kids just in time for the holidays. Plenty of practical advice for parents, educators and other caregivers.
2014-12-1000 minADHD Experts Podcast53- Tech That Teaches: The Best Apps, Games, and Software for ADHD ChildrenCan't tear your child away from video games? Use his love of technology to boost organization, planning, and academic skills. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley recommend games and apps that can help ADHD kids succeed.
2014-05-2056 minADHD Experts Podcast53- Tech That Teaches: The Best Apps, Games, and Software for ADHD ChildrenCan't tear your child away from video games? Use his love of technology to boost organization, planning, and academic skills. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley recommend games and apps that can help ADHD kids succeed.
2014-05-2056 min