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	<title>Video Games &#8211; Counseling and Life Coaching &#8211; Find a Counselor</title>
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		<title>Video gaming promotes frontal lobe cortex development in children—but what happens when it becomes an addiction?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khaled Shaalan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
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		<title>The game Minecraft can boost creativity (Video)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Screen time doesn’t harm teen mental health! (Video)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 12:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Counseling News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<title>Do violent video games really cause aggressive behavior? Despite popular belief, research says gaming does not influence behavior change</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Factors of Aggression]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] The common belief is that video games cause aggression in real life—but research shows this isn’t the case. Cultivation theory summarizes this belief; however, a University of York study shows that violent video games doesn’t...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Your brain on video games: What are the benefits? Are there drawbacks?</title>
		<link>https://twx.atlantacounseling.com/blog/your-brain-on-video-games-what-are-the-benefits-are-there-drawbacks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Slepski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Counseling News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;&#124;&#124;&#124;&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] In the digital era, both children and adults have been looking to video games for entertainment more and more often. The number of players getting involved, even when looking at a single game alone, can be staggering;...]]></description>
		
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