Cell Phone Addiction Help For Teens From New Mexico

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Can Help with a Video Gaming Addiction

Gaming or video game addiction is very hard to treat – which is why residential programs for young adults are focusing more and more on video games.  In one surprising study, In one study 84% of addicted gamers were still addicted two years later, demonstrating how difficult gaming addiction is to treat.  In the same study, 7% of online gamers were classified as psychologically or behaviorally dependent on online gaming. 

There is much debate currently about the effect of video game violence on the real world.  According to a study in Pediatrics, as much as 20% of real-life violence may be attributable to media violence.  Why is this? Researchers speculate that there is a two-fold issue here. First, constant exposure to video game violence decreases our sensitivity to real-world violence.  Seeing a fight at school might seem more normal to a child that has been exposed to ongoing video game violence, making them less likely to intervene or even more likely to instigate violence themselves.

Our residential program for young adults focuses on reconnecting young people to the real world.  Digital distractions are kept to a minimum as our campers learn how to manage the amount of time they spend online.

Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults: Online Addiction Treatment

Our Pennsylvania based Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults helps teens from New Mexico and can provide academic opportunities to ensure your child does not fall behind in school.  Campers at Camp Pocono Trails that undergo online addiction help are put into small classes where they won’t get lost or fall behind. 

ADHD is a common co-occurring issue when teens need online addiction help.  As a result, habits, and strategies need to be developed to use the internet successfully for research or writing papers in school.  This is simply what we do at Camp Pocono Trails- we help our campers to develop the intrinsic motivation to change their online behaviors and develop routines that will ensure their success.

Frequently, we’ve found that the typical Camp Pocono Trails student started excessive online habits when they began to feel more successful online than offline.  This can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as campers lose social practice by spending more and more time online and losing opportunities to engage in face-to-face social interaction.

Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults often focus on disruptive behaviors only.  We find our population to be more internally focused, which means the help should be different than more punitive-based approaches.  

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

Teens at our Residential Programs for Troubled Young Adults 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.

We provide a warm and friendly environment conducive to positive change.  Insight is rewarded in the moment, and new coping skills are taught and practiced with professional staff overseeing the change process.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

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

Resources

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Resource: Setting up Controls on Your Apple Computer and Phone

Apple brand products offer some of the best and hardest to œget around controls for parents. At our residential program for young adults, we help your child learn why getting around parental controls only hurts themselves in the long run.

You can learn how to set up parental controls for Apple products here: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph18571?locale=en_US

As a parent, you want your kids to have a safe and happy experience on the Mac. Using Parental Controls preferences, you can manage, monitor, and control the time your kids spend on the Mac, the websites they visit, and the people they chat with.  After you set restrictions for a child using a Mac, you can manage parental controls from a different Mac. Both computers must be on the same network.

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Resource: Microsoft Family

At our residential program for young adults, we focus on instilling the desire to live a structured life in your child.  Below is a resource to help your child develop structure, but without the intrinsic motivation to change, your 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.

Camp Pocono Trails Helps New Mexico Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from New Mexico which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Albuquerque Las Cruces Rio Rancho Santa Fe Lamy