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Video games for mental health
Posted on by Dave Ashton

No question we’ve all been stressed out in 2020.

Maybe our kids know something we don’t…for a change!

A new study found that playing video games is great for your mental health.

Oxford researchers found that playing four hours of “Animal Crossing” made test  subjects much happier than those who didn’t.

Time for some friendly family competition!

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