Dare to Dad, a parenting platform founded by Dr. Bobo Blankson and Dr. Lester Clowes, announced GameWell 2024, a virtual summit empowering families to embrace video games as a tool for positive connection, collaboration, and growth.
Dallas, TX, United States, 15th Nov 2024 – On October 25-26, Dare to Dad hosted GameWell 2024, a virtual summit that encouraged parents and teens to bridge generational gaps and redefine gaming as a positive force in family life. GameWell 2024 featured prominent gaming experts, wellness advocates, and industry professionals who presented practical ways for parents to understand and engage with the digital world their children inhabit.
Dare to Dad, co-founded by Harvard and Yale-trained pediatrician Dr. Bobo Blankson and educational leader and life coach Dr. Lester Clowes, aims to empower fathers through meaningful discussions, resources, and events. With GameWell 2024, the founders took their mission to a new level, using gaming as a platform for family connection.
“Dare to Dad is about helping parents—especially fathers—recognize the positive roles they can play in their children’s digital lives,” said Dr. Blankson. “We designed GameWell 2024 to give families tools to engage with gaming in ways that are collaborative, healthy, and fun.”
GameWell 2024: Breaking Down Barriers Between Parents and Kids
GameWell 2024 was designed with one primary goal: to bridge the often-contentious gap between parents and their children’s gaming worlds. Featuring speakers from major gaming studios like Blizzard, Activision, and Roblox, as well as experts from organizations such as the Digital Wellness Lab and the World Health Organization, GameWell 2024 provided frameworks and guidance on managing screen time, understanding gaming culture, and using video games as a family-strengthening tool.
The summit tackled key topics, including:
- Gaming as a Family-Building Tool: Sessions on how gaming can serve as a unique avenue for bonding, including ways parents can join in on their children’s gaming interests to strengthen relationships.
- Gaming Safety and Well-being: Expert advice on creating safe, positive gaming environments for children, with contributions from leaders in digital wellness and family health.
- Career Opportunities in Gaming: Insights from professionals, including Dennis Fong—the world’s first professional gamer—on careers in gaming and eSports, showing parents how gaming skills translate to real-world opportunities.
Attendees were given the opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions and hands-on workshops that allowed them to better understand the gaming world from their children’s perspective. Parents and teens collaborated on shared experiences in gaming, with sessions designed to foster communication, trust, and digital literacy.
A Growing Movement in Digital Parenting
GameWell 2024 not only empowered parents but also underscored Dare to Dad’s broader mission: to level up the parenting game for one million dads around the world. For Dr. Blankson and Dr. Clowes, parenting is about showing up daily with curiosity and commitment. GameWell 2024 is an example of this ethos in action, providing practical tools and resources that fathers and parents can use to connect with their children meaningfully.
“This summit showed that digital parenting isn’t about restricting screen time but about connecting with our kids in the digital spaces they love,” shared Dr. Clowes. “GameWell 2024 was about empowering parents with new perspectives, the frameworks to support these new views, and the confidence needed to give them a try.”
For those who couldn’t attend the live summit, Dare to Dad offers free access to recorded sessions at www.gamewell24.com, providing resources to parents interested in incorporating “positive gaming” into family life. GameWell 2024 is only the beginning for Dare to Dad’s commitment to supporting fathers and families navigating today’s digital landscape.
About Dare to Dad
Dare to Dad was founded by Dr. Bobo Blankson, a Harvard and Yale-trained pediatrician, and Dr. Lester Clowes, a USC-trained educational leader and life coach, to empower fathers in their parenting journeys. Through podcasts, coaching, and events like GameWell 2024, Dare to Dad’s mission is to provide dads with the tools they need to actively support their children’s development. By helping fathers “level up” their parenting game, Dare to Dad aims to reach one million dads worldwide with actionable, research-backed parenting strategies.
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