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Technology Addiction In Children/Teens/Adolescents: Ways To Prevent Overuse


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Dr. Lisa Strohman is the founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center, one of the first organizations to address the global issue of technology addiction and overuse. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Strohman has spent more than a decade working with individual, family and adolescent clients struggling with issues including depression, anxiety and addiction.  Recognizing the growing challenges parents now face with their children, and the increasingly serious issues her young patients are dealing with due to our growing dependency on technology, inspired Dr. Strohman to launch the Technology Wellness Center, which she co-founded with Dr. Melissa Westendorf JD, PhD in 2014.  In addition to establishing the Technology Wellness Center, Dr. Strohman and Dr. Westendorf developed an assessment test (TUC) to help parents identify if their child is at risk from technology overuse. The two have also co-authored a book, Unplug: Raising Kids in a Technology Addicted World, published in July 2015.  On this week's episode, Dr. Strohman will address these important issues and give parents hope who are struggling with their child's overuse and/or addiction.  For more information on Dr. Lisa Strohman, you can go to http://www.drlisastrohman.com/ and be sure to follow Dr. Strohman, @DrLisaStrohman 

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