Can Too Much Screen Time Be Bad For You? ! Psychologist Toms River NJ

Can Too Much Screen Time Be Bad For You?

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The emergence of electronic devices has people spending significantly more time in front of a screen than ever before. We watch TV to relax. We play on our phones to wind down. Many of us even start and end our days in front of a screen.

Yet, this increasing screen time doesn’t come without some repercussions. In fact, some long-term negative impacts of unregulated screen time include eyestrain, sleeping problems, and even anxiety and depression. Moreover, another possible negative effect of excessive screen time is the increased risk of poor focus.

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How to Manage Screen Time for Children With ADHD | Psychologists | Toms River, NJ | Manahawkin, NJ | Freehold, NJ – Ocean County NJ

How to Manage Screen Time for Children With ADHD

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Screen time is a struggle for most parents. Yet, managing screen time for your child can become even more challenging with an ADHD diagnosis. 

Many children with ADHD have difficulty focusing, as well as self-monitoring. Your child may also throw tantrums when they don’t get their way, causing you to cave and leaving few boundaries surrounding their screen time. So, what can you do? And why is this a critical factor to get right when it comes to managing ADHD?

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Why Your Brain Feels Broken – Coping With Stress During Covid-19

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I don’t know how else to put it, but lately it seems like my brain is broken. I’m not functioning with the mental quickness I’m used to. I find myself struggling to locate words I want to use, like “vigilant” (it took me a full day to remember it). Sometimes when I’m especially tired in the evenings, I will trail off midsentence, and when my husband asks a follow-up question I will have completely lost my train of thought — it drives him bonkers.

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parenting and child psychology | Parent Training | Psychologists | Toms River, NJ | Manahawkin, NJ | Freehold, NJ - Ocean County NJ

Behavioral Management for Defiant Children: Part 3

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As we close this series on behavioral management for your “defiant child”, we will cover a program model that utilizes Alan Kazdin’s ABCs of parenting: Antecedent, Behavior and Consequence. The following method is a tried and true way to change and shape your child’s behavior, which will ultimately change and shape your relationships for the better. The strategy is both simple and powerful when used correctly and it works for all ages. What is this magic tool? We’re talking about a point chart.

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Behavioral Management for Defiant Children: Part 2

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In the first part of this series, we discussed seven different myths about parenting. With these common parenting misconceptions cleared up and out of the way, we can begin to build a more effective and stable parenting foundation with Alan Kazdin’s ABCs of parenting: Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence. Understanding and consistently implementing this method will lead to improved behavior from your children, decreased stress for you, and overall better relationships in your family. Let’s break it down:

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Parent Management Training -Understanding Strong-Willed Children

Behavioral Management for Defiant Children: A Series

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Relentless tantrums, opposition and attitude at every request, always on the brink of the next crisis at home or in public… sound familiar? If you are among the many parents who are at their wits end parenting your “defiant child”, this next blog series is for you. Taking the wisdom from Alan Kazdin, a leading child and behavior psychologist, and his parenting guide, The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child, we will explore his tried and true, research-based parenting technique for approaching difficult children.

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Parent Management Training - Four ways to motivate your strong-willed child

Four Ways to Motivate Your Strong-willed Child

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How were you motivated as a child? Most parents will take a positive approach and will use a generous amount of praise and encouragement. Other parents may take a more negative approach and will try to shame, humiliate, blame or even coerce their child into cooperating. The two approaches are vastly different and are both based on the ability for the parent to consistently set limits.

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Discovering Your Strong-willed Child’s Temperament

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Children do not come with an instructional guide or a warning label stating you will be raising a strong willed child. No one is able to predict what kind of temperament a child will have until the child begins to grow and the child’s temperament begins to emerge. Every child has their own unique temperaments or inborn style of behaving.

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Parent Management Training -Understanding Strong-Willed Children

Understanding Strong-Willed Children

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Do you sometimes question whether your child’s behavior is normal? Have you ever felt you’ve done something to cause your child’s behavior? You’ll be relieved to hear that most of the times, it is not the parents fault. Most of the time, the child is just being themselves. What the real issue has to do with is not having a good match between the child’s temperament and the parents discipline methods.

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3 Tips on Parenting Children With ADHD

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Raising children with ADHD can be difficult at times. These tips are meant to help foster positive growth for your children’s success. Here is a couple:

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