Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment For Teens From Texas

Is Your Child Addicted to Online Games? Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center is a Place for Texas Families to Start

Many parents that enroll their child at Camp Pocono Trails 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. 

Common Sense Media is a nonprofit organization that provides independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. Its website includes recommendations for age-appropriate content and advice for parents who have concerns about their children and social media/technology.

American Academy of Pediatrics provides a customized œFamily Media Plan, which helps craft a realistic schedule for screen time, taking into account educational requirements, extra-curricular activities, household chores, and other items determined by the family.

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 our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center a call today.

Consider the Future Cost of Doing Nothing

We know that teens who play online excessively have lower self-esteem, read less, and score lower on tests.  Sitting for long periods of time can result in weight and health issues. Missing out on face-to-face interactions can set your child behind socially.

Teens face many challenges today.  Some believe they will be the next Youtube star or the next champion video game player.  Parents often have difficulty arguing this logic with their teens. At Camp Pocono Trails we can introduce your child to more real life pursuits in a supportive atmosphere.

At our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center, we focus on teaching coping skills and developing insight, something no pill has the ability to do.  We also take a positive approach. We don’t see your child as broken, they simply need to learn new skills and develop new habits. Punitive programs that seek to tear a child down and rebuild them can result in a child simply pushing back harder than before.

Gaming Disorder Treatment Center that Helps Texas Teens

Our Pennsylvania based Gaming Disorder Treatment Center helps teens from Texas and can provide academic opportunities to ensure your child does not fall behind in school.  Campers at Camp Pocono Trails that attend our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center are put into small classes where they won’t get lost or fall behind. 

Often, academics fall behind when a student needs online addiction help.  The problem is that it is almost impossible to totally avoid using the internet as a student today.  At Camp Pocono Trails, we help campers develop the self-regulation skills to go online responsibly and to quickly get back on track when they fall off.

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.

Online addiction help often means treating co-occurring issues concurrently.  Often, we find an underlying depression or self-doubt about the future. Focusing on Maslow™s œHierarchy of Needs paradigm, we help Camp Pocono Trails campers find safety and security first by showing them how to interact positively with others, how to make and keep friends, and how to stand up to others when being bullied.  

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.

As a result, it’s not uncommon for a teen to lose the feeling of safety and security when walking the halls in high school.  This can lead to a snowball effect and only encourages the student to fall deeper into online habits. At Camp Pocono Trails, we can reverse these feelings of social insecurity by teaching concrete skills to interact and socialize with others appropriately.  

Camp Pocono Trails Provides Help for Texas Teens With Real Solutions

At our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center, therapists, psychiatrists, counselors, teachers, nursing and activity staff all work together as a multidisciplinary team to help your child.  By participating in a positive peer culture, campers learn how to socialize appropriately and interact in the real world without the use of screens. Over time we will reintroduce your student to screens in a slow, systematic manner.  

We also work with families on how to manage your screen activity as a role model back home.  One effective way to change screen behaviors in your child long term is to role model. When having a conversation with your child, give them your full attention and be sure you are not also using your iPad or phone.  Don™t check your phone when driving. Don™t check devices while at dinner.

Gaming Disorder Treatment Centers are only effective if the parents are role modeling the behaviors they want to see with their child.  Children will be more inclined to read if they see a parent reading. They will be more inclined to exercise if they see a parent exercising.  Find a hobby or activity your child might be interested in doing where you can spend time together in lieu of video game playing or browsing the internet.  Researchers also recommend replacing fast-paced recreational games with educational games.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

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

Resources

Internet Gaming Disorder Resource: Steam Accounts

Many gamers that come to our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center use a Steam account to manage their game settings.  Here is a comprehensive guide for parents to manage your child’s Steam account.

Steam: Setting up Family View

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.

Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment Resource: TechAddiction.com

TechAddiction is committed to providing helpful, informative, and high quality links to services and individuals who provide help for or information on internet and video game addiction.

Reaching out to your local therapy network may also provide the solution you seek.  However, if you™ve already tried therapy and you didn™t get the results you wanted, or if your child refuses to go to therapy, our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center may be exactly what you are looking for.

You can also reach out to your insurance company and see if they cover group or individual therapy, or if they cover summer camps like Camp Pocono Trails.

Camp Pocono Trails Helps Texas Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from Texas which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Houston San Antonio Dallas Austin Fort Worth El Paso Arlington Corpus Christi Plano Laredo Lubbock Garland Irving Amarillo Grand Prairie Brownsville McKinney Pasadena Frisco Mesquite McAllen Killeen Waco Carrollton Denton Midland Abilene Beaumont Odessa Round Rock Richardson Wichita Falls College Station Pearland Lewisville Tyler San Angelo League Allen Sugar Land Edinburg Mission Longview Bryan Baytown Pharr Missouri Temple Flower Mound town North Richland Hills New Braunfels Victoria Harlingen Conroe Cedar Park Mansfield Georgetown San Marcos Rowlett Pflugerville Port Arthur Euless DeSoto Grapevine