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Respecting others online can be difficult. Learn benefits of respecting others in-person and online in our latest article!

10 Benefits of Respecting Others and How to Respect Others Online Respect benefits others but what are the benefits of respect for us? Here are 10 benefits for respecting others and how to respect others online.

Today is Digital Wellness Day!

Here are a few tips to improve your digital wellness in each category of digital wellness:

Productivity: To enhance focus, block you calendar for periods of focused work so no meetings will be scheduled

Environment: When working from home, separate your "home office" from your "private" areas with clear indicators of separation like dividers or closed doors

Communication: Have short tech-free breaks every 2 hours to help improve tech-life boundaries

Relationships: Don't phub or use your phone while interacting with someone in-person

Mental Health: Set a limit of how often and how long you will check emails and social media

Physical Health: Give your eyes a break using the 20-20-20 rule: for every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds

Tech-Enabled Health: Use health tracking apps to understand your health and make changes to improve physical health

Digital Citizenship: Re-read your social media posts before sharing

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Tomorrow morning at 8:15am, I'll be interviewed on Morning on Merit Street about tips for unplugging from screen use and balancing technology!

Learn more and tune in to watch live!

https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/

Social Media Tips for Parents of Kids and Teens Social media is difficult to navigate as a parent. When is a good time to give my teenager social media? How can they use it appropriately? How can I set the...

Presentations on Balancing Screen
Use

Hello Friends, I've had the privilege of presenting at a few places recently. Moore Middle School, Lovejoy ISD, Highland Park PC-TAG, and Lamplighter earlier today. These talks are designed to help teens and parents better navigate the online...

Teenagers are awesome-ish.

At times, they can struggle with a healthy lifestyle. Especially with video games.

Explore ways to experience a balanced life with gaming in this course for teens.

- 6 in-depth lessons going over how to experience healthy gaming

- Entertaining videos guiding you through how to balance gaming

- Insights from experts in the field of healthy gaming

- Step-by-step outline in creating personalized gaming balance

Learn more at escapingthe.com/poweredupcourses

Being a parent is hard.

Especially if your kid plays Minecraft.

Explore ways to improve your parenting skills and relationship with your child in this online course!

- Better understand your child’s video games

- Improve your relationship with your gaming teen

- Learn practical steps to improve your child’s gaming behaviors

- Help reduce blow-ups around video games

- Interviews from parents and professionals who are knowledgeable about healthy gaming

- Gain an understanding on how to balance your teenager’s gaming

- More than tips and tricks, this course guides parents in ways to improve how they and their teens relate to video games

Learn more at escapingthe.com/poweredupcourses

Sometimes we need a safe place to share our struggles, a place to be understood, a place to get help.

Daniel Echols, LPC with over 25 years counseling experience is here to provide that place for you.

Perhaps you feel stuck and are needing direction or freedom or resolution in one or more areas of life.

Maybe you feel a ton of anxiety or weariness and are looking for some relief.

These days, we often try to avoid negative feelings or living real life by turning to virtual worlds and other escapes that make us feel better.

Eventually, these substitutions for real living can take over and hold us captive against our will, preventing a happy, fulfilling life.

Set up an appointment by calling him at 214-433-2721 ext 2

The Escapingthe.com Day Camp is this weekend!

Rescheduled from 2/10 due to weather, this is the few days to sign up for the Escapingthe.com Experience with equine therapy, fly fishing, and and mindfulness nature walk.

Reach out at [email protected] to sign up your teenager!

https://wix.to/isB34VO

Hello Friends, Our day camp was pushed back due to weather from last weekend to this coming weekend, February 17th. There are still a few spots open! Please reach out if you would like your teenager to participate in a day of equine therapy, fly...

We all want to be respected but why?

Explore the benefits of respecting others in the following article.

The Power of Respect: Benefits of Respect and Tips to Show Respect Online and Offline Respect is something we all want. Learn the benefits of showing respect and how to give respect in real-life and online.

Join me on February 15th as I'll be presenting on navigating healthy screen use!

Workshop Title:
The Balancing Game: Navigating Healthy Gaming, Social Media, and General Screen Use

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the challenges and problems with video games and social media.
2. Explore the intersection of gambling and gaming.
3. Process healthy and balanced screen use.
4. Understand practical tools for providers working with teens struggling with problematic screen use.

Finding the right counselor is important in reaching your mental health goals. Reach out to us for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if working with Daniel, Austin, or Jeremy will be a good fit for you. 214-433-2721

The Escapingthe.com Experience 1-day camp on February 10th is looking for participants!

If your teenager struggles balancing screen use with other activities, this program is designed for them!

Find more information at escapingthe.com/experience or email to sign up [email protected]

Austin Grob, LPC-Associate as three years of experience working with young adults aging out of foster care in the DFW metroplex.

His work was rooted in providing support, resources, and stabilizing crises for these young adults making major life transitions.

During this time, he gained much experience working with ethnic minority groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Austin hopes to create genuine connections and support individuals in becoming the best version of themselves by empowering them and providing specific tools for growth.

Set up an appointment with Austin by calling 214-433-2721

The Escapingthe.com Experience is back as a day program on February 10th! Equine therapy, fly-fishing, and a mindfulness nature walk are the activities teens get get to enjoy! Learn more and sign up at www.escapingthe.com/experience

Escapingthe.com Experience | Dallas | Escapingthe.com Summer program for teenage boys who play videos games. Paintball, high-ropes, cooking class, and woodworking are a few of the activities helping these young men become OP versions of themselves.

Jeremy Edge is now a LPC-Supervisor!

I am excited to announce the Escapingthe.com Experience is back in the form of a day program!

On Saturday, February 10th, teenagers 13-18 will have the opportunity to experience equine therapy, fly fishing, and a mindfulness nature walk in Kaufman.

This program is designed for teens who love video games who might struggle with engaging in the physical world. The group has the opportunity to learn new activities that can improve their mental, physical, and spiritual health. This day program is an adaptation of a successful week-long program we did in summer 2022.

Myself and another counselor will lead the group. We will use the entire day to help teens process ways to balance screen use in their lives. Transportation and a meal will be provided. Learn more at https://escapingthe.com/experience.

If you are interested in this program for your teen, please email or call me back. Spots are limited! If you have any questions, please reach out at [email protected]

Happy Hanukkah to our brothers and sisters celebrating the festival of lights!

It's natural for teens and college students to increase screen use during holidays and breaks.

Finding online balance can be challenging when all you want to do is relax, play video games, and eat lots of pumpkin pie.

Learn healthy ways to engage with screens during the winter break in this article (article NOT written by Chat GPT)

Winter Break and Balancing Screen Use: Challenges and Tips for Students During a School Break School breaks are great but can be challenging to balance screen use. Learn tips to balance screen use during a winter break.

Join me and many others for this year's ADHD International Conference! There is still time to register for this in-person or online event in Baltimore, MD hosted by Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

I'll be presenting next Tuesday the 5th at 2pm CST dissecting challenges with online activities like gaming, social media, and po*******hy. We will discuss research on the relationship between ADHD and screen use and explore practical ways for teens and adults to find balance online.

Click below for more info!
https://chadd.org/conference/

Parenting teens who play video games can feel like a losing battle. Learn ways to respond to your teen in this article where we discuss 4 ways to improve your relationship with your teen.



https://www.escapingthe.com/post/in-families-with-teens-relationships-are-key-how-parents-can-improve-relationships-with-their-teen

Next week on 9/27 is the annual When Life Hands You Teenagers Conference! Check out these topics of presentations.
- Empowering Teens: Understanding How Trauma Shapes a Child’s Journey by Nathaniel Woods, Jr. Ph.D.
- The Business of Hope: Helping Youth Stay Resilient When Things Feel Impossible by Matthew Zakreski, Psy.D.
- Bridging the Gap to End the Youth Su***de Epidemic by Martha and Chris Thomas

https://www.granthalliburton.org/wlhyt

The Twelfth Step Ministry provides 12 step groups for those struggling with addictions around gambling, s*x, internet use, and more. Take advantage of this free resource if you're looking for support around addiction and find a meeting today!

https://twelfthstepministry.org/event-directory/

Digital distractions are worse than ever. Freedom blocks them. No other screen time solution gives you the powerful multi-device control of Freedom. Available on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, or Chrome. Great for teens and adults of all ages!

https://freedom.to/

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