Cell Phone Addiction Help For Teens From Kentucky

Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults for Kentucky Teens

Kentucky families seek our video game rehab center because of our unique ability to adapt to the academic curriculum for Kentucky campers.  Our video game addiction rehab helps gamers develop the internal drive and motivation to focus on academics- not the latest video game. 

Lack of self-regulation is the common denominator that affects a student’s preoccupation with video games and lack of focus on everything else: school, friends, chores, reading, and so on.  At Camp Pocono Trails, developing self-regulation skills is what we do.

Using a harm reduction approach, Camp Pocono Trails campers become enlightened as to the habit-forming qualities of video games and social media, in addition to how exposure to different types of online media can change your perceptions of violence or gender roles.

It™s easy to get locked into a pattern of policing electronics. The problem with a policing strategy is that it does nothing to help the child learn how to manage electronic use independently.  If your child is headed to college or independent living soon without the ability to manage their screen activity, you should intervene as soon as possible.

Sometimes it’s just easier for a team of seasoned professionals to address an issue that has become toxic for a parent to address.  Parents and teens can become deadlocked in a disagreement about video game or internet use. This is where Camp Pocono Trails can help. We give the teen a format to reinvent themselves in a nonjudgmental, supportive atmosphere with other former gamers.  

Is Your Child Addicted to Online Games? Our Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults is the Answer

Many parents that enroll their child at a residential program for young adults try in-home interventions first.  A behavioral contract can work, but parents need to remember that a contract is like a marriage. Both parties need to agree.  You can™t just force the rules upon your child. Ask them what they want to work for, and how much time is reasonable to play online after homework is done. 

However, is gaming is an ongoing source of tension in your family, you may be beyond the stage of trying an in-home intervention.  If any attempt to curb your teen™s video game use or cellphone/computer use results in a heated argument, please give us a call today.

Residential help provides a œreset on family relationships, but also with the relationship the child has with video games and the internet.  Simply put, the surest way to change a child’s video game habits is to create a total reset with online activity. That™s where our gaming rehab comes into play.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

Camp Pocono Trails helps teens struggling with issues similar to those below:
– Family Conflict
– Social Anxiety Disorder
– Depression
– Social isolation
– Anxiety
– Social Issues
– Impulse Control
– Poor Communication Skills
– Autism Spectrum
– Video game addiction
– ADHD
– Addictive Behaviors
– Trauma
– School Refusal
– Low Self Esteem
– Technology Addiction

Resources

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Resource: Playstation Setup

If we simply take the strategy of putting external controls on gaming or internet-connected devices, we have done nothing to develop the child’s ability to self-regulate their gaming or browsing behavior independently.  This is why our residential program for young adults is focused on the student developing their own structure to abide by.

However, if you need to put up some structure now, here is a guide for setting up Playstation spending limits and gaming times:

How to set parental controls and spending limits on PS4: https://www.playstation.com/en-au/get-help/help-library/my-account/parental-controls/ps4-parental-controls/

By creating a sub-account for your child you can prevent them from accessing PlayStation Store content that is unsuitable for their age, user-generated content and online gameplay. You can also stop your associated sub account from making purchases without your consent.

In this article, you can learn about the parental controls available on PlayStation products: https://www.playstation.com/en-au/get-help/help-library/my-account/parental-controls/age-ratings-and-parental-controls/

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Resource: Online Structure

Ultimately, developing a child’s ability to self-manage their use of technology for entertainment should be the primary focus.  We focus on this notion at our residential program for young adults. However, if you are ready to try some lower level interventions, here are some resources to help guide you:

Focus Me: https://focusme.com/

FocusMe is the most powerful App and Website Blocker for Windows, Mac & Android.

StayFocused: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en

StayFocusd increases your productivity by limiting the amount of time that you can spend on time-wasting websites.

Camp Pocono Trails Helps Kentucky Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from Kentucky which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Louisville Lexington Bowling Green Owensboro Union