Is Your Child Addicted To Electronics?: 30 Days Of Healing And Recovery For Your Child And Family

Is Your Child Addicted To Electronics?: 30 Days Of Healing And Recovery For Your Child And Family

The Time for Healing is Now! Does your son spend countless hours playing video games to the point his grades have suffered? Is your daughter on Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media apps long into the night? Is your family falling apart due to the stress of managing electronics? If so, you are not alone, as many families experience these problems. It is time to take a new approach to how you manage electronics within your home. This book is designed to help you not only manage electronics for your children but to bring the family back together. Take Back Control For 30 days you will complete a series of activities to help you take control of the electronics in your home while working to repair the damage to your family . In the first section of the book, you will learn more about your family, their electronics usage, and what your children gain from their electronics. You will learn coping skills for yourself and your family and will begin to spend more time together outside of electronics. In the second section, you will begin to make changes within the home. You will create an electronics usage contract , remove electronics from bedrooms, and learn how to combat negative thoughts while undergoing these changes . In the final section, you will put it all together and focus on the future . You will finalize the electronics usage contract, focus on what you have learned about yourself and your family, and work to create future goals for your children. You Can Do This! Remember, change is difficult, especially for children! At times your child will resist what you do. You will need to be strong while making these changes. In time, however, your family will be in a much more balanced state, able to use electronics responsibly . Nathan Driskell, the author of this book, has used these techniques within his practice to help children and adolescents with addictions to the Internet and electronics. As a former Internet addict, Nathan has dedicated his life to helping others with this addiction to bring balance to their lives. ★★★★★ "Very informative. A must read for parents who may or may not have concerns with electronics addiction." --Meg M. ★★★★★ "Addresses digital addictions and overall functioning in a concise 30 day plan for families." --Dr. Julie Carbery ★★★★★ "In our new technology saturated world, this book is a good read to help your child with technology related issues." --Michael Conteh For the past ten years, I have worked with many clients who have been addicted to electronics. In this time, I have noticed this addiction has severely damaged many families. Anger, defiance, and pain often affect everyone in the family, causing other conditions as well. I decided to create a book to not only address addiction to electronics, but to help in bringing the family closer together. By reading this book, you will learn how to bring your family closer together while working to combat your child's addiction to electronics. There will be resistance; however, over time, you will learn the skills needed to help yourself and your family. There is hope, as the change begins with you. The time for Healing is Now! Does your son spend countless hours playing video games to the point his grades have suffered? Is your daughter on Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media apps long into the night? Is your family falling apart due to the stress of managing electronics? If so, you are not alone, as many families experience these problems. It is time to take a new approach to how you manage electronics within your home. This book is designed to help you not only manage electronics for your children but to bring the family back together. For 30 days, you will complete a series of activities to help you take control of the electronics in your home while working to repair the damage to your family. You will learn more about your family, their electronics usage, and what your children gain from their electronics. You will learn how to create an electronics usage contract, how to lock down electronics, and how to combat negative thoughts while undergoing these changes. There is Hope! The time for change is now! Nathan Driskell is a therapist in the Houston, Texas area who specializes in treating Internet Addiction and High Functioning Autism. Nathan, a former gaming addict, has spent the past ten years in private practice treating people who are addicted to electronics and the Internet. Nathan works with clients and their families to learn how their addiction came to be, what they gain from it, and how to move on from their addiction. Nathan works with children, adolescents, and adults who have addictions to electronics and the Internet.