Video Game Addiction Help Program that Serves Connecticut Teens

Located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, we serve Connecticut teens.  Our 24/7 overnight video game rehab 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).   

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

Our Video Game Addiction Help Program helps teens from Connecticut with the following issues:

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

Our highly qualified staff focuses 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.  

Boys tend to be more susceptible to video game addiction than girls, but any student who is trying to avoid overwhelming stress might be especially drawn to video games. Experts also see a correlation between obsessive video game use and traits associated with autism, attention deficit disorders, anxiety, and depression.  

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.  We give our campers the ability to overcome stressful situations like dealing with bullies at school, a difficult home environment, or social anxiety.

Video Game Addiction Help: Transfer Online Success to Offline Success for Connecticut Teens

Our Pennsylvania-based video game rehab helps Connecticut teens who are unable to manage their video game use. It’s easy to get locked into a pattern of policing electronics. The problem with a policing strategy is that it does nothing to help the child learn how to manage electronic use independently.  If your child is headed to college or independent living soon without the ability to manage their screen activity, you should intervene as soon as possible.

Sometimes it’s just easier for a team of seasoned professionals to address an issue that has become toxic for a parent to address.  Parents and teens can become deadlocked in a disagreement about a video game or internet use. This is where Camp Pocono Trails can help.  We give the teen a format to reinvent themselves in a non-judgmental, supportive atmosphere with other former gamers.

Connecticut Teens Suffer Poor Academic Performance Due to Video Game Addiction

Video game addiction help can be a lifesaver for many.  53% of college campers say video games caused them to put off doing academic work.  One study which examined adolescent video game play found that campers who played video games spent 30% less time reading.  The same study found that kids who play video games during the week spent 34% less time doing homework. 

Imagine if your child was able to devote the same mental energy it took to become good at their favorite game on a subject in school like math or science.  At Camp Pocono Trails, we can turn this around. Sometimes it takes an environmental change and an opportunity to walk the path of success to see happiness achieved through hard work, not idle time playing.

Video game addiction help is most successful if it addresses all aspects of a teen’s life.  Generally, but not always, academic performance has been affected for teens that need video game rehab.  At Camp Pocono Trails we combine regular classes with online classes so that your teen will have a chance to succeed academically while learning how to manage their online activities.

Our specialized curriculum will ensure your child gets back on track academically as we create successful, corrective academic opportunities for your child.  The Connecticut school system may have failed your child, but our focused academic program will help your student get back on track.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

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

Resources

Video Game Addiction Help Resource: Xbox LIVE Healthy Gaming Guide

As parents, our job is to prepare our children for the independence of adulthood.  Below is a valuable resource for parents you may want to try as a first step.

Xbox LIVE Healthy Gaming Guide

This guide is designed to help you be safe and comfortable while using your Xbox 360 and Xbox® to play video games.

Things to consider:

  • Position: Make sure your position is not encouraging discomfort.
  • Forces: Even low forces can cause injury, especially when repeated over time.
  • Breaks: Stepping away at regular intervals is important.
  • Health: Keep a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
  • Tools for Families: Find out how to use ratings, parental controls, and more.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/HealthyGamingGuide

Video Game Addiction Help Resource: Smartphone and Tablet Resources

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

Camp Pocono Trails helps families from Connecticut

Camp Pocono Trails helps Connecticut families from cities and towns like Darien New Canaan Greenwich Westport Weston Wilton Groton Long Point Town of Ridgefield Washington Roxbury