A no-cost, non-pharmaceutical treatment plan for children with behavioral and mental health challenges.

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 book, 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.