Signs of Screen Overreliance in Children:
- Excessive preoccupation with screens/devices
- Frequent planning of screen time even when not using devices
- Escalating urges to engage in screen-related activities
- Unsuccessful attempts to reduce screen time
- Frustration or distress when unable to access screens
- Negative impact on academics, social life, family relationships, etc.
- Using screens to escape personal problems
Empowering Healthy Futures: Program Highlights
🔍 Guided by CBT/DBT principles
🌟 Cultivating distress tolerance
⚖️ Balancing screen time & offline activities
👪 Collaborative family support
🖥️ Use of video games, YouTube, and social media to allow patients and families to learn and practice skills and strategies toward healthier screen usage