Cell Phone Addiction Help For Teens From Massachusetts

Looking for Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults in Massachusetts?

Finding the right Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults is uncharted territory for most parents.  Parents today are tasked with raising the very first generation of teenagers immersed in a world of technology.  Screens are everywhere- teens bring internet-connected smartphones to school and often have access to games on the bus, in class, in the lunchroom, and back home again until mom or dad return from work.  For most families, gaming addiction is an issue that requires high levels of intervention. 

Our program is located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania and serves teens from Massachusetts, in addition to teens from across the US.  While the length of help varies, we do not believe that substantial change can be achieved in a few short weeks.  Treatment from Camp Pocono Trails will address all of these issues and more. Our licensed clinical staff attend regular team meetings with our academic staff, milieu staff, and recreations staff.  We are a summer camp fully focused on video game and screen overuse issues. If your teen from Massachusetts has any of the above symptoms, please reach out to us today.

It™s much easier to develop new habits if the environment is conducive to change.  At our Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults, we start out by providing a technology-free environment and slowly reintroduce campers to smartphones and the internet.  We work on social skills, anger management, and developing structure before the technology is reintroduced.

We also provide a family component to set the child up for success.  Parents participate in family therapy sessions with your child’s assigned counselor while at Camp Pocono Trails.  We also teach parents how to best support their child at home.

We help Massachusetts families prepare the home for the student’s transition back.  Ensuring your child’s success back at home and for life after their teen years is our top priority.

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:
– Addictive Behaviors
– Social Issues
– Social isolation
– Low Self Esteem
– Poor Communication Skills
– Autism Spectrum
– Video game addiction
– Depression
– ADHD
– Impulse Control
– School Refusal
– Family Conflict
– Trauma
– Social Anxiety Disorder
– Anxiety
– 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: Smartphone and Tablet Resources

Kids are becoming increasingly tech-savvy these days.  It™s hard for us as parents to keep up. At our residential program for young adults we’ve heard it all – campers bypassing routers, logging on to friend™s routers next door, creating proxies, you name it and we’ve heard it!

Here are some resources specifically for smartphones and tablets.  These devices are especially problematic for parents because they are portable and you can™t just block them through your router if your child is connecting at school or a friend™s house:

Android Devices: https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/android-parental-controls-3461359/

Apple Products: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304

Google Play Store: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1075738?hl=en

Camp Pocono Trails Helps Massachusetts Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from Massachusetts which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Boston Worcester Springfield Lowell Cambridge New Bedford Brockton Quincy Lynn Fall River Newton Somerville Lawrence Waltham Haverhill Malden Medford Taunton Chicopee Weymouth Town Revere Peabody