Teens are obsessing over newly mobile game Fortnite – a wildly popular game that pits you or team your team against other players to be the last one standing. It’s giving teachers a headache over lost productivity and classroom time and some schools have had to ban the game from their WiFi networks. Child psychologist Ed Spector says the real draw of the game is not the pretty graphics or the intense game play but teaming up with your friends. Soledad O’Brien sits down Spector to discuss how technology has created a new age hangout spot and how parents can help manage their child’s relationship with technology.
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