Screen Fiends : How To Help Your ADHD Child With Screen Time

The Risks of Excessive Screen Time

Spending too much time in front of screens and consuming low-quality content can lead to several concerning outcomes, including:

• Obesity
• Disrupted Sleep Patterns and Insufficient Sleep
• Behavioral Issues
• Delayed Language and Social Skills Development
• Increased Exposure to Violence
• Attention Deficits
• Reduced Learning Opportunities (Muppalla SK, et al., 2023)
• Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Lambert, J., et al., 2022)
• Social media use may delay or impair cortisol recovery after experiencing an acute social stressor (Rus and Tiemensma, 2017)

• Find Gifts
• Set Goals
• Chunking
• Boost Motivation
• Manage Mood
• Find Focus

Instructor

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb is the author of The Gift of ADHD, Brain Hacks, The Six Super Skills for Executive Functioning and 4 more books, a licensed clinical psychologist, and Co-Founder of Bonding Health.

• Top 10 Texts to Send Your Child for Better Social Media Habits
• 12 Tools for Flexible Thinking
• Academic articles providing support for course tools

Who Should Take This Course?

• Parents who want to be equipped to help their children develop healthy screen time habits.
• Any caring adults, teachers, coaches, doctors, or parents who want to be allies to children struggling with excessive screen use.
• Anyone who wants practical, transportable skills to manage digital challenges and support executive functioning development.

What Benefits Will You Get From This Course?

• Develop Healthy Social Media Habits: Discover the "Top 10 Texts to Send Your Child for Better Social Media Habits."
• Enhance Executive Functioning: Learn how to improve planning, organization, emotional regulation, and impulse control.
• Manage Screen Time: Set effective limits and encourage alternative activities for a balanced lifestyle.
• Boost Emotional Resilience: Equip your child with tools to handle emotional distress and impulsivity.
• Strengthen Family Connections: Address and resolve conflicts related to screen time, fostering better communication.

What is Included in the Course?

Upon enrolling in "Screen Fiends," you'll gain unlimited access to:

• 3 hours of high-quality video content, curated to provide understanding of mindful tech use for children.
• Engaging, expert interviews, offering real-world insights and actionable strategies.
• A community of like-minded individuals, all dedicated to fostering healthier, more balanced digital habits within their families.
• Multiple downloadable documents for practical application and learning about responsive parenting.
• Unlimited access to course materials.

Course Outline

Section 1 - Introduction:

• Welcome to the Course
• About Your Instructor
• Outline and Objectives

Section 2 - Smartphone Addiction Scale

• Evaluate your level of smartphone addiction with the Smartphone Addiction Scale developed by Dr. Min Kwon

Section 3 - Screen Fiends

• Video: Helping Your Child Navigate Social Media
• Quiz on Screen Fiends

Section 4 - The Six Super Skills - Videos and Case Studies

• Finding Gifts
• Setting Goals
• Chunking - The Power of Stepping Stones
• Emotional Regulation
• Boosting Motivation
• Finding Focus
• Six Super Skills Quiz
• Research Spotlight: Self-control Problems Cause 31 Percent of Social Media Use

Section 5 - Conclusion

Section 6 - Bonus Video Content

• Skiing for Boosting Motivation, Finding Attention, and Managing Mood by Pen King
• Creativity and Resilience by Pen King, Co-Founder Innovating Capital & CEO of Bonding Health
• Insider Reporter on ADHD Julia Pugesky
• Neil D Brown FB Live
• David Greenwood Overcoming Distractions
• David Greenwood Overcoming Burnout
• John Hunter The Good Side of Technology
• The Battle Against the Screen Fiends - By Bonding Health Co-Founders

Section 7 - 12 Tools For Flexible Thinking

• The List of 12 Tools for Flexible Thinking
• Meet Needs and a Not-To-Do List (Video)

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