Reset Your Child's Brain

A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time

By: Victoria L. Dunckley MD

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders, but don't respond well to treatment. They are then medicated, often with poor results and unwanted side effects. Based on emerging scientific research and extensive clinical experience, integrative child psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Dunckley has pioneered a four-week program to treat the frequent underlying cause, Electronic Screen Syndrome (ESS).

Dr. Dunckley has found that everyday use of interactive screen devices - such as computers, video games, smartphones, and tablets - can easily overstimulate a child's nervous system, triggering a variety of stubborn symptoms. In contrast, she's discovered that a strict electronic fast single-handedly improves mood, focus, sleep, and behavior, regardless of the child's diagnosis. Offered now in this audiobook, this simple intervention can produce a life-changing shift in brain function - all without cost or medication. Dr. Dunckley provides hope for parents who feel that their child has been misdiagnosed or inappropriately medicated, by presenting an alternative explanation for their child's difficulties and a concrete plan for treating them.

©2015 Victoria Dunckley, MD (P)2018 Tantor

Important Information

this book is full of good research... anyone wondering if your child has technology addiction should read this book. The information is a good definition of this disorder.

Insightful

I have already started the reset and have noticed how my children have already started adapting in a positive way. Too bad I did not have this book 15 or even 5 years ago. Better late than never.

Every Parent Needs To Hear About This!!!!

Wish I woulda have known about this BEFORE having children. Great advice and well written!!!

Enfoque basado en recompensas

En general, comulgo con la idea de que el aprendizaje de los niños se da a través del juego (sobre todo juego libre) y los beneficios de este, así como la interacción con el medio ambiente y las relaciones sociales, los cuales muchas veces se ven afectadas por el uso de pantallas.
Estoy de acuerdo que cada persona tiene un umbral de tolerancia diferente antes de mostrar afectaciones.
Lo que NO estoy de acuerdo es que promueva, aunque no lo maneja desde el principio así, el condicionamiento del uso de pantallas a la ejecución de tareas, al comportamiento, y a si el niño fue o no "grosero".
No estoy de acuerdo con que mencione, casi como apoyo, el uso de ABA para personas con TEA y cómo esto ("el ayuno") ayuda a su objetivo.
No comparto las creencias (no basadas en evidencia) de las afecciones de radiofrecuencias, Wi-Fi etc.

Llegué a este audiolibro ya con conocimientos previos del asunto, ya con intentos anteriores y presentes de retirar el uso de pantallas. NO creo que me proporcionó más conocimiento del que ya tenía, incluso en ocasiones me pareció bastante repetitivo. Lo que sí, me dio un motivo para continuar la pausa en mi hogar por más de 3 semanas. Aquí seguimos, sin saber cuándo terminaremos pero siendo conscientes de que debemos regularnos (no sólo los niños) antes de elegir qué hacer.

En resumen, a mí parecer al extremista la visión de la autora, sin embargo bien en general, conocimientos básicos y una visión condicionante de "premios y castigos", con la que no estoy de acuerdo para que sea el abordaje de una relación sana.

Great information and great tool

The performance I think sounds like a computer reading but the information is so good it just takes you a little longer to read it. This has been a huge help to my family and for myself. I am so glad I took the extra time to read this.

Incredible Information

This was exceptionally laid out and the information was technical but not inaccessible. I don’t have kids yet, but it was still incredibly useful. Both in planning for the future but also reflective on my own habits with screen time. Opened up a whole can of worms that I’ll have to keep looking into.

Also, it wasn’t political, which is saying something today. Well done!

Alarmist with few innovative strategies

We all know too much technology time is not great for our children. It wasn't helpful for me to listen to multiple chapters of the doom and gloom associated with our modern world.
I was hoping for more creative strategies than "find alternatives" and "set an example" - both of which are obvious to me.

Not happy with this book

Want to return the book for credit not at all happy with this book it’s not what I expected at all