Cell Phone Addiction Help For Teens From South Carolina

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.

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

Many parents that enroll their children 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 reset 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:
– Impulse Control
– Family Conflict
– Poor Communication Skills
– ADHD
– Anxiety
– Video game addiction
– Trauma
– Autism Spectrum
– Technology Addiction
– Low Self Esteem
– Autism Spectrum
– Social Issues
– School Refusal
– Social isolation
– Social Anxiety Disorder
– Depression

Resources

Residential Program for Troubled Young Adults Resource: Steam Setup

Many gamers that come to our residential program for young adults use a Steam account to manage their game settings.  Here is a comprehensive guide for parents to manage your child’s Steam account.

We encourage you to create a Steam account with your child. If there are features of Steam that you would like to exclude from the experience, you can restrict access using Family View. You may also choose to enable Family View on your own Steam account if you would rather they share your Steam Account.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5149-EOPC-9918


To enable Family View:

  • Log into the Steam account your child will use.
  • Click the Steam menu in the top menu bar.
  • Open the Settings option.
  • Go to the “Family” tab on the left side of the window that opens.
  • Click œFamily View to start the Family View wizard.
  • Step through the wizard to select the content and features you™d like to be accessible while in PIN-protected Family View.
  • Select and confirm your new PIN.

With any gaming company, we recommend you check game ratings and actually have your child demonstrate the game before allowing any unsupervised play.  You can also go on Youtube to watch a game œwalk through to see how violence and adult themes are portrayed.

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.

Camp Pocono Trails helps families from South Carolina

Camp Pocono Trails helps South Carolina families from cities and towns like Sullivans Island Kiawah Island Isle of Palms Folly Beach Seabrook Island Meggett Mount Pleasant Hilton Head Island Awendaw Edisto Beach