Modern screens trigger dopamine release in kids' brains, making them addicted to iPads and video games. Board games like Scrabble and Catan can't compete with the intense sensory rush of digital media, so children find them boring.
Let me tell you the harsh reality of gadgets. When your child is watching the screen, maybe playing a game on the iPad, they will not find anything else more interesting or engaging than the screen. That is why kids are so addicted to TV shows, to Netflix, because the lights, the sounds, the music, the screenplay is so engaging that nothing else can be more engaging than this. Today's kids Kids don't like to play Scrabble. They don't like to play Catan, board games, or Ludo. They would rather spend their time on video games or on Netflix because these kind of screen ideas actually release neurotransmitters in the brain. They release chemicals in the brain. These endorphins are released from gadgets, from TV, and when you get these endorphins, you get excited. Endorphins release happiness. Similarly, the screen gives children happiness.
