Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap

by Kevin Roberts

Book Overview

Recovering video game addict Kevin Roberts offers a step-by-step guide to recovery for those struggling with compulsive video gaming and Internet surfing.

Video gaming and Internet surfing are the top sources of entertainment for tens of millions of North Americans today. As these technologies continue to grow and flourish, so does the number of people becoming obsessively absorbed in the imagination and fantasy that they present. More...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592859488
• ISBN13: 9781592859481
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Now I Understand

I am a mother with two sons. One is a couch potato with a penchant for Facebook. He plays Farmville and Mafia Wars religiously. My other son was so into Counter Strike that he was in a clan that played the game every night for hours at a time. I have tried to curtail their screen time, and have had some success. But this book actually helped me understand my sons' cyber behavior from the inside. I now have a greater clue about what makes them tick. I am armed with solutions to not only continue restricting and managing their game time, but also to help them find greater balance and zest for life. The book flowed remarkably well. One section easily transitioned into the next. I very much liked how the author used examples from his own struggles with the cyber world as well as from the people he has worked with professionally. Cyber Junkie really is a reference book that no home should be without. Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap

Cyber Junkie

Every parent needs to read this book! It is written in a very flowing style, and each chapter effortlessly leads into the next. Roberts uses his own stories of excessive cybering and those of his clients and students to give a broad picture of the full nature of the cyber world. Roberts is not a "video games bad" professional, however. He shows the importance of embracing computers, video games, and social networking. He advises balance and creativity to make sure that children and adults benefit and expand from the cyber world, instead of contracting and stagnating. Cyber Junkie helped me stop judging and start appreciating.

Kevin Roberts speaks from the heart

As a local colleague of Kevin's, I know him to be an exuberant, engaging professional who puts 110% into his work with young people with AD/HD. This eagerly awaited book will help parents, counselors, and addicts themselves to find the ideal balance of responsible cyber-fun. I'm buying a second copy to donate to my son's school library.

Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap

Fearing an unhealthy amount of time was being spent by my 13 year old son playing video games, I read this book to him. With a humorous and non-judgmental style, the book is engaging and presents a great deal of useful information. It has been a springboard for positive change in my son's life. I highly recommend the book.

Wonderful Book

I am a mother and a psychologist. This book helped me better understand my children and my patients. I am seeing more parents struggle to find ways to balance the "cyber" world with the real world. This book definitely helps with that struggle. It is written in a flowing and easy-to-read style. I had a hard time putting it down.