As gaming addiction has officially been recognised by the World Health Organisation as a mental health condition, we ask our experts to provide guidance on what it is and what steps parents can take to protect children from developing the condition.

Gaming is alright until you get addicted. That is where your life starts breaking down. It’s important that parents don’t just focus on the individual child exhibiting this behaviour. My experience is that it’s as much a parenting issue as it is a childhood disorder. The best way to resolve this in most cases is to encourage parents to be present in the gaming world of their children.

Play together, help set healthy limits and actively find a variety of activities for children to consume online. This approach, particularly started at an early age, will keep gaming safe and sensible for most youngsters.