Online Gaming Help for Teens From Nebraska

Online Gaming Help that Serves Nebraska Teens

At Camp Pocono Trails, we help teens learn how to live life in balance.  We are the premier summer camp for teens that struggle with digital overuse behaviors including help for internet addiction, family discord, and social problems.  

Our program helps teens from Nebraska with the following issues:

  • Video Game Addiction
  • Social Media Misuse/Overuse
  • Smartphone Addiction/Internet Addiction
  • Building motivation, setting goals and catching back up on anything the video game addiction has affected.

Located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, our summer camp for video game addiction also serves Nebraska teens.  Our 24/7 overnight program is a viable solution for families seeking the very best option for their teen who overuses video games and related online habits (excessive Youtube watching, online pornography, social media).  

Our summer camp for video game addiction provides help in group and individual therapy to self-reflect and build insight.  Additionally, we help our residents find practical coping skills to align their daily routine with their long-term goals.

It™s not enough for the participant to acknowledge they have a problem- although that is a good starting place.  Campers at our summer camp for video game addiction also leave with the skills and tools to be successful well beyond the structure of Camp Pocono Trails.

We Help Nebraska Teens in a Residential Treatment Center Setting

Residential help for video game addiction 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.

Most families that come to Camp Pocono Trails have tried just about everything.  Setting limits, taking electronics away, and lecturing have not worked. Even if we were capable of completely eliminating video games in a child’s life, would we be setting the child up for success after high school is over?

Our summer camp for video game addiction is the top option available for most families.  Your child will not just simply be limited in their game usage- they will learn how to implement these limits going forward, and will develop the motivation to limit screen use, so you don™t have to be the screen police.

Online Gaming Help: A Place for Nebraska Families to Start

Many parents that enroll their child at Camp Pocono Trails try in-home interventions first.  It™s important for families to remember that policing screen activity alone is not a permanent solution.  One day, your teen will be out on their own and they won’t have you around to monitor or limit their video game or screen activity.  Teens need to first understand the harm that they are causing by ignoring other areas of social and emotional growth. 

Once a teen understands the harm video game addiction is having on their life, they can make the decision to change.  You can help your teen understand the effect video games has by requiring them to start self-monitoring their video game usage.  Set up a weekly goal to keep their play time under a certain limit they agree on.

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.

Nebraska Teens Can Find Success at Our Video Game Addiction Treatment Center

Nebraska teens often struggle with internet gaming disorder, and our Pennsylvania based summer camp can help.  Sometimes when teens spend more time looking at screens than interacting with others, they become socially awkward. Social opportunities like going to school dances become anxiety provoking.  

Falling behind socially can lead to depression, being victimized by bullies, and having a hard time making friends.  Part of our help process is catching campers back up on social skills they may have missed out on due to excessive gaming.

Finding success also means building motivation to pursue meaningful life pursuits.  Building motivation is fun! We use systematic self-monitoring techniques to guide campers to better habits that also builds motivation.  Systematic self-monitoring is just a fancy term for carefully planning your daily behaviors, in addition to setting up support plans to ensure planned behaviors are executed.

Campers set themselves up for college success or life beyond high school by building the life skills they need to be successful on their own.

Now is the time for action.  If your teen is having negative interactions with others in school and missing out on social interactions, the window of opportunity is fast closing.  At Camp Pocono Trails, we can provide those corrective experiences your child needs to put them on the right path in life.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

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

Resources

Smartphone and Tablet Resources for Video Game Addiction

Kids are becoming increasingly tech savvy these days.  It™s hard for us as parents to keep up. At Camp Pocono Trails we’ve hear 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

Online Gaming Help: Self Management Tools

Ultimately, developing a child’s ability to self-manage their use of technology for entertainment should be the primary focus.  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 Nebraska Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from Nebraska which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Omaha Lincoln Bellevue Grand Island Gretna