Internet rehab for 12-year-olds
Well, it was bound to happen… though I feel this is a bit premature – I mean, have we really reached this point already?
The Capio Nightingale Hospital in London is the first to state they will treat children who are so hooked on technology their health is at risk.
They’ll call anything an “addiction” now.
You know, this can easily be avoided. Yeah, it’s simple. Parents just need to be proactive and use computer monitoring software like our PC Pandora 6.0, to know what their kids are doing online and to see how much time they are spending on the Internet. Maybe, if they were well-informed form the get go, they could curb an addictive lifestyle and the behavior associated with it (like tantrums when told to get off for the night).
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A London clinic is launching the country’s first dedicated therapy programme for children addicted to the internet and computer games.
Children as young as 12 will have to do “cold turkey” in a residential unit to wean them off their compulsion. They will also be taught face-to-face social skills.
The Capio Nightingale Hospital will treat children who are so hooked on technology their health is at risk. Some are said to fly into a rage if they are told to switch off their computers and the police have been called in some cases.
The clinic in north London has been inundated with calls from worried parents including one from the mother of a 13-year-old who said the child was displaying signs of compulsive behaviour.