Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment For Teens From New Jersey

Internet Gaming Disorder Stats: How Frequently are Campers from New Jersey Going Online?

Internet Gaming Disorder is a growing area of concern for New Jersey families. Based in Pennsylvania, Camp Pocono Trails can help.  According to Pew Research 92% of teens report going online daily, of that 24% go online almost constantly.  Now imagine what your child could accomplish if they used this online time in a productive way- studying for school, making friends, or playing sports to build physical activity. Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center can help get your child back on track. 

22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media sites more than 10 times a day, according to a study in Pediatrics.  The constant checking of social media has been linked to depression and low self-esteem as campers compare themselves with others online.  The feeling of fewer “likes” or “friends” online can lead to a reinforcement of these negative feelings.

According to Nielson, the average American devotes about 10 hours and 39 minutes each day to consuming media “ 65% of awake hours.  For college campers, it’s especially worrisome, as Science Daily reports female college campers to spend 62% of waking hours on cell phones (males 50%).

Early intervention is the key, as research has found these habits begin in the teen years. 90% of 9th-grade girls and 70% of boys in one study used screens for more than 2-hours per day.  Call our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center today for immediate intervention.

Gaming Disorder Treatment Center that Serves New Jersey Teens

Located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, we serve New Jersey teens.  Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center 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).  

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

Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center helps teens from New Jersey with the following issues:

  • Video Game Addiction
  • Social Media Addiction
  • Cell Phone/Smartphone Addiction
  • Internet Addiction
  • Related issues including problems making friends, social shyness, poor academic performance, and more.

Our highly qualified staff focus only on video game rehab issues.  We don™t accept teens with psychosis or higher level issues. In fact, many of our campers are quite bright with promising futures.  Any student enrolled at Camp Pocono Trails must have an intellectual capacity in the average range or higher. This is because our help is oriented toward building insight.  

Participants engage in group and individual therapy to self-reflect and build insight.  But the help doesn’t stop there. We help young people find practical coping skills to align their daily routine with their long-term goals.  It™s not enough to acknowledge you have a problem- although that is a good starting place. Campers at our video game rehab program also leave with the skills and tools to be successful well beyond the structure of Camp Pocono Trails.

Video Game Addiction Individual and Group Therapy for New Jersey Teens at Camp Pocono Trails

Teens at our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center receive individual and group therapy for video game addiction and internet overuse habits. We have licensed therapists helping teens develop insight and commit to new routines in life.

We also have family therapy sessions where we help parents best support their teen upon their transition home from Camp Pocono Trails.  We discuss in family sessions how parents can reinforce positive feelings when a child sticks to their behavioral contract and we also encourage parents to reinforce negative feelings when the child fails to live up to behavioral expectations.

If your child meets behavioral goals for the week, a small reward is in order such as choosing a restaurant to eat at the following weekend or maybe spending extra time with mom or day doing their favorite activity like fishing.  Monthly goals being met might warrant a special night out or even a monetary reward. Each family should decide what is right for them and give the child something to work for.

Conversely, if a student does not meet their goal expectations, feeling a bit down about their failures is okay.  In fact, it’s encouraged. This is how people naturally change- they move from a place of discomfort to comfort. It™s just as critical that if your child fails to meet their goals you discuss with them what happened and how they can improve.  Taking an, œit’s okay you™ll just get it next time approach is not the best way to change behaviors.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

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

Resources

Internet Gaming Disorder Resource: Microsoft Family

Think about it- if you just limit your child’s use of technology at home, how likely will they be able to manage their use independently when they go off to college, or when they move out of the house and start their first job?  Below is a resource to help your child develop structure, but without the intrinsic motivation to change, setting up limits alone may only go so far.

Microsoft Family: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12413/microsoft-account-what-is-family

Microsoft family is just one of the many benefits of having a Microsoft account. It™s a free service that helps families stay connected, and keep kids safer on Windows 10 and Xbox One devices, along with Android devices running Microsoft Launcher. You™ll find settings like activity reporting, screen time limits, location sharing, and content restrictions on account.microsoft.com/family, where you can also track kids™ spending and add money to their Microsoft accounts.

At our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center parent workshop, parents can learn the best strategies to implement these safeguards.

Internet Gaming Disorder Resource: Follow Online Safety Tips

 

One important tip for video games or online digital media is to watch it or play together with your child.  Do not let your child keep their game system in their bedroom. Instead, keep your video game system in shared family spaces to stay familiar with how your children are using it. You can assist your student to make smart entertainment choices by discussing the game or media together.  One good way to start is to watch a Youtube œplaythrough video before you purchase a game.

Communicate. Make online activity a daily topic of conversation.  Ask your children questions about playing new games, meeting new people online, favorite websites and other interests. Encourage your child to ask questions, too.

Set guidelines. Determine what video gaming and online rules work best for your family, and work with your children to establish technology rules.  Examine if violence is part of the game your child wants to play. How often does violence appear? Is it rewarded in some way? It™s up to individual families to make the right choices for their child in regards to what they want their student exposed to.  At our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center, we can help parents learn how to make the best decisions in regards to digital media for their child.

Camp Pocono Trails helps families from New Jersey

Camp Pocono Trails helps New Jersey families from cities and towns like Deal Sea Girt Saddle River Spring Lake Stone Harbor Bay Head Englewood Cliffs Rumson Harding Township Avalon