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Digital Addictions & Dopamine Fasting

Reclaim your children's attention from the screen

SMCI offers a digital addictions and dopamine-fasting certificate grounded in the science of behaviour, taught by a psychology institute in Bahawalpur. Screens have quietly reshaped how children think, sleep and feel — become the parent, teacher or coach who understands why, and knows how to make a genuine difference.

DURATION
8 Weekend Classes (SAT-SUN)
ENTRY
Open to all
MODE
Online & On-campus, Bahawalpur
SETTING
Inside a psychiatric hospital
Digital Addictions & Dopamine Fasting

WHY THIS MATTERS

Your child is not undisciplined. Their dopamine system has been deliberately exploited.

The endless scrolling. The disproportionate reaction when the device is taken away. The vanished ability to concentrate. Parents attribute this to character. The true cause is a system engineered to be addictive, and it can be countered once you understand it.

THE CONVENTIONAL RESPONSE

Addressing the symptom

  • You observe the compulsion

    Constant screens, irritability, lost focus: treated as a discipline problem.

  • You confiscate the device

    Confiscation and confrontation, which typically escalates the conflict.

  • You feel powerless

    Without understanding the mechanism, you are contending with effects rather than causes.

WHO YOU BECOME

The dopamine lens

  • You understand the mechanism

    You learn precisely how digital products are engineered to exploit the reward system.

  • You hold real strategies

    Dopamine-fasting and practical approaches that genuinely rebuild focus and balance.

  • You learned the science

    Grounded in real psychology, not parenting-blog recommendations.

COURSE MODULES

From losing the battle to understanding the war.

Practical modules that restore command of attention.

01MODULE

The Science of Compulsion

How dopamine works and how digital products are deliberately engineered to exploit it.

02MODULE

Recognising Digital Addiction

The signs in children and adults, and how it affects mood, sleep and concentration.

03MODULE

Dopamine Fasting

Practical approaches to resetting the brain's reward system.

04MODULE

Building Sustainable Habits

Lasting strategies for families and individuals to restore balance and focus.

Practical, awareness-level CPD training. Indicative outline; full detail available at enrolment.

WHO THIS IS FOR

For parents and mentors in a distracted world.

For the adults responsible for raising focused, grounded young people in an environment designed to fragment attention.

Parents

Reclaim your child's attention, sleep and emotional balance from the screen.

Teachers

Understand why concentration has eroded, and how to begin restoring it.

Life coaches

Add a powerful, contemporary tool to help clients regain command of their attention.

Anyone feeling the pull

Including yourself: the science applies equally to adults.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

A certificate earned where it counts.

  • CPD Certificate from SMCI

    Recognised continuing professional development, issued on completion.

  • Science-grounded

    Real psychology from a clinical institute, not internet recommendations.

  • Immediately applicable

    Strategies you can begin applying with your family today.

SMCI certificate

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Secure your seat.

Places are limited for each intake. Complete this short form and our team will confirm your place, the fee, and the start date on WhatsApp.

No online payment required. We confirm your place and the fee with you personally first.

CLARIFICATIONS

Questions, answered.

None at all. It is open entry, designed for parents, teachers and coaches.

PKR 12,000 for the full certificate — one-time, no hidden costs.

No. It is grounded in the actual science of dopamine and addiction, with practical, tested strategies: taught by a clinical institute.

Because it is taught by a real psychiatric institute, so the science is substantive rather than guesswork.

Reserve your place with the form above. Our team confirms your seat, fee and start date on WhatsApp.

Still considering? Message our team and we will help you decide.

Ask on WhatsApp

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