How to Speak “Gamer”
Nearly all young people play video games. Gamers have a shared language, full of acronyms and shorthand that non-gamers do not understand. (What is an MMORPG? My kid just told me he plays a DPS on a team with tanks. What is he talking about?) This can make building rapport and parenting difficult. Learn the basics of video games and how to communicate more effectively with gamers.