Gaming helps mums recover from parenting stress – but guilt can still get in the way

Milan Jovic/Getty Images Video gaming is a valued leisure activity in Australia. The latest data show 74% of Australian households own at least two gaming devices. In research contexts, parents are often framed as mediators of children’s gameplay, with a responsibility to supervise and use co-playing to build family cohesion. But what about parents who game independently of their children? What is known about how, what, when and why parents might game? The answer is, not much. In fact, our…