Video Game Addiction Summer Camp: Why it’s Time Often parents who contact Summerland Camps wonder why no video game addiction summer camp for teens have been created before us. According
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Screen Activity and Health
Screen Activity and Health It’s been known for a while that having a television in your child’s bedroom can lead to an increase in body mass index. A study published
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How to Change Technology Habits – Lessons from the Karate Kid Remember the movie, The Karate Kid? In one scene, Mr. Miyagi, a karate expert, is preparing to train Daniel,
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Summer camp for video game addiction Summerland camps is the very first summer camp for video game addiction treatment. Parents often don’t know where to turn because the concept of
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Video Game Addiction Boot Camp Looking to change your child’s video game or cell phone overuse habits? You’ve found the right place! When you send your child to Summerland Camps
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Duke Study on Media Violence and Unhealthy Eating: The TV is not a Good Babysitter Teens consumed more unhealthy foods and beverages on days they were exposed to violence, and
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Improving Motivation A simple way to improve motivation is to self-monitor your behaviors. This involves breaking goals down into daily task. Completing daily tasks and charting your progress gives you
Read moreBeyond Digital Detox | Our Value at Summerland
Digital Detox – What You Should Know In today’s blog post we will discuss the value of Summerland Camps beyond a digital detox. Parents often seek out services at Summerland
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Behavioral Change: A Family Matter In today’s blog post we will explore some ideas to make activity a fun part of your family’s daily routine. The only thing better than
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Rock Climbing at Summer Therapy Camp It’s easy to see on the Summerland camps website that we do a lot of challenging activities. White water rafting, zip lining, caving, hiking,
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Limit Setting in Tech Overuse In a recent Podcast Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban discussed mechanisms for setting up limits on his children’s tech use habits. There
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Structure is Critical The other day a friend asked me, “What is an appropriate age to give your child their first tablet?” While I think the answer is different for
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