Study links negative parenting behaviors to gaming disorder in kids with ADHD

BOSTON — Negative parenting behaviors may increase the likelihood that children with ADHD will develop internet gaming disorder, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. An estimated 80% to 90% of children in the United States play video games, many starting in toddlerhood, according to Emily Wassmer, MD, IBCLC, a developmental and behavioral pediatrics